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Common bacterial meningitis causes in neonates
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E. coli and Group B strep
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Common bacterial meningitis causes in infants
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Neisseria and Strep
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Common bacterial meningitis causes in children(6)
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H. flu
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Common bacterial meningitis causes in adolescence
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Neisseria, Strep
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Common bacterial meningitis causes in adults
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Strep
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What lab value can help distinguish seizure from psuedoseizure?
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Serum prolactin levels(usually elevated postictal period)
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What is the treatment for partial and grand mal seizures?
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Phenytoin, carbamazepine
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What is the tx for absence seizure?
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Ethosuximidie
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What is the management of status epilepticus?
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"First ABC's Then Begin Giving Naloxone"
Fosphenytoin, ABC's, Thiamine, Benzo's, Glucose, Naloxone |
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What do you give in recurrent or resistant status epilepticus?
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Phenobarbitol
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What ADR's are you concerned about with Carbamazepine?
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SJS, SIADH
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What ADR's are you concerned about with Phenytoin?
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Gingival hyperplasia
SJS liver toxicity Less important: nystagmus, hirsutism |
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What are you typically concerned about with Valproate?
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Valproate levels should be monitored(50-100)
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ADRs of Valproate?
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N/V, wt gain, liver damage(monitor LFTs)
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How does Guillan Barre present?
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Distal to proximal(ascending) weakness/paralysis
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When you think Myasthenia Gravis....
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Think Ach!!!
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Skeletal muscle weakness exacerbated by continuous use & improved w/ rest
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Myasthenia Gravis
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Edrophonium(Tensilon) test will show what in what?
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Improvement of symptoms in Myasthenia gravis
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