Absence seizures
According to the Epilepsy Foundation, an advocacy group, absence seizures generally last less than 10 to 20 seconds. Typical symptoms include: s...
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Pediatric(PECARN rule) traumatic brain injury
(PECARN rule) High-risk features age <2 : Altered mental status (fussy behavior) Loss of consciousness Severe mechanism of injury (fall >09 ...
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Review Interventions to reduce Intracranial pressure
Cerebral dynamics overview Cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) depends on mean systemic arterial pressure (MAP) and ICP by the following relationship...
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Clinical characteristics of major stroke subtypes
Ischemic(thrombotic): - Atherosclerotic risk factors (eg, uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes), history of transient ischemic attack - Local obstr...
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Epidural analgesia
During labor, epidural analgesia is the preferred method of pain control because it provides pain relief with minimal maternal and fetal sedation. ...
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Passage of meconium
Meconium ileus and Hirschsprung disease (congenital aganglionic megacolon) should be considered in any neonate with delayed passage of meconium as ...
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Trousseau syndrome
Migratory superficial thrombophlebitis, classically known as Trousseau syndrome. Trousseau syndrome is a hypercoagulable disorder that usually pre...
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10 Common causes of ascites
Common causes of ascites : 1-Extraperitoneal -Acute liver failure -Alcoholic hepatitis -Heart failure -Hypoalbuminemia - Malnutrition -Budd-Chiari...
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