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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

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Clinical Case You are a senior resident working in the busy emergency department on an overnight shift. Upon entering the room, you find the patients nurse at the bedside already in mid-conversation with the patients parent. Use IV labetalol or nicardipine continuous drips to lower blood pressure.

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Podcast Episode: Febrile Seizures

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Updated 2024 Jan 19]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. 2024 Feb 11:S0196-0644(24)00017-9. Both the motor movements and characteristics of the seizure, as well as the duration, are really hard to assess in a patient’s home. Labs just aren’t necessary. Febrile Seizure. 2024.01.007.

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