The end of week is finally here, enjoy your weekends! Stay safe out there! You have been dispatched to the local high school for a seizure. Your patient is a 15-year-old female who began to seize during a school assembly. Her friends are hysterical and attention of everyone is focused on the seizing student. Your patient has been exhibiting tonic-clonic activity and moaning loudly for the past 4 minutes. The patient does have a history of seizures as well as several psychiatric conditions. Although unable to obtain a BP due to her movement, you palpate a strong radial pulse of 70 bpm and the pulse oximeter reads 99%. It also is brought to your attention that the patients boyfriend broke up with her this morning. What do you suspect is wrong with your patient? a) Petit mal seizure b) Grand mal seizure c) Pseudoseizure d) Status Epilepticus
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:02:11 +0000
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