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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

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While elevated blood pressure readings are critical data points, the presence of symptoms and signs of end-organ dysfunction are paramount in diagnosing a hypertensive emergency (Kamat 2024). Additional lab testing can be completed to account for the broader differential diagnoses. Front Pediatr. 2022;10:880678.

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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. And then there’s genetic epilepsy plus febrile seizures, which you are not going to diagnose in the ED. And use lab tests, and especially CT scans of the brain judiciously. Febrile Seizure.

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