A Week in Review: Oct 31st-Nov 5th
A high-yield review of the past week on EMDaily
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Neurology
The Basics of High Altitude Illness
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Planning your next trip to the Rocky Mountains? Treating patients on base camp of Mount Everest? Here are the high-yield basics of High Altitude Illness including Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE), and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE).
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Imaging Case: Woman With Altered Mental Status
Case: 55 year old female with unknown medical history presents to the Emergency Department by EMS after having a seizure. Prior to the seizure the patient was found "acting strangely" and agitated outside on her street. Patient had a witnessed seizure after police arrived.
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