Seizures

Front 1

1st five Questions on seizure Hx

Back 1

1. How long and How many
2. Any change in recent Sz pattern
3. Head trauma just prior?
4. What meds r u on?
5. aura or premonition?

Front 2

1st five Questions on seizure Hx

Back 2

1. How long and How many
2. Any change in recent Sz pattern
3. Head trauma just prior?
4. What meds r u on?
5. aura or premonition?

Front 3

last 5 questions in Sz history

Back 3

1. remember what you were doing before hand

2. bite your tongue, urine?

3. how long did you feel confused

4. Alcohol, BZDs or other illegal durgs

Front 4

what injury is commonly missed after a sz

Back 4

posterior shoulder dislocation

Front 5

PCP is assocated with what type fo nystagmus

Back 5

rotary

Front 6

Automatisms (lips smakcking, swallowing, chewing other repetitive actions) are common in

Back 6

complex (no conciousness) partial (one sided) Sz

Front 7

securing the airway in an actively seizing patient

Back 7

place them in the Left lateral decubitus position, suction if still not protected intubate the best choice induction agent is midazolam (versed)...if trismus make intubation difficult use paralyzing agent (this does not stop siezure just muscle activity...get EEG)

Front 8

Status epilepticus is often a result ofs

Back 8

secondary causes of seizures

Front 9

must be administered over 60 minutes

Back 9

Valproate acid (depacote)

Front 10

typical agent used to induce barbituate coma (a last resort if abortive therapy is not working is)

Back 10

pentobarbital or isofluorane both require the pateint to be ventilated

pentobarbital suppresses all cortical activity