Central Vertigo: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
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Central Vertigo: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
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Tags: Emergency, Nervous System, Dizziness, Vertigo, Disease and Condition, Emergency Medicine
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:26 am By:
Central vertigo is vertigo due to a disease originating from the central nervous system (CNS). Learn more about it. http://bit.ly/9bDDYk
CBRNE - Incapacitating Agents, Agent 15: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Incapacitating agent is a military term used to denote an agent that temporarily and nonlethally impairs the performance of an enemy by targeting the central nervous system (CNS). Of those substances investigated by the military, anticholinergic ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 5, 2010 at 4:09 pm By:
Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library
By definition, incapacitating agents are nonlethal. Learn more about incapacitating agents used during warfare. http://bit.ly/aD7Xfc
CBRNE - Incapacitating Agents, 3-Quinuclidinyl Benzilate: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The chemical warfare agent 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate (QNB, BZ) is an anticholinergic agent that affects both the peripheral and central nervous systems (CNS). It is one of the most potent anticholinergic psychomimetics known, with only small doses ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 5, 2010 at 4:04 pm By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
The chemical warfare agent 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate affects both the peripheral and central nervous systems. http://bit.ly/8XrGUX
Toxicity, Clonidine: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Clonidine is a central alpha-agonist that is used as an antihypertensive agent. Other reported clinical uses include treatment of opiate and alcohol withdrawal and control of atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular rate. It is also ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 30, 2010 at 10:35 pm By:
The anti-hypertensive drug clonidine, when misused, can cause serious health issues almost immediately. Learn more. http://bit.ly/c12gI3
Toxicity, Antihistamine: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Antihistamines comprise a broad class of pharmacologic agents that include the first-generation, H1-receptor antagonists (eg, diphenhydramine) capable of producing significant CNS effects and the newer, second-generation, nonsedating H1 blockers (eg, loratadine). H2-receptor antagonists, such as cimetidine, ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Antihistamine over-use can result in toxicity. Learn about signs and symptoms. http://bit.ly/15MaKD
Meniere Disease: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Meniere's disease, also known as idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops, is a disorder of the inner ear resulting in the clinical triad of vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss. Prosper Meniere first proposed the disorder in 1861.1 Patients ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:51 am By:
Ménière's disease is a disorder of the inner ear whose cause is not thoroughly understood. Learn more. http://bit.ly/bpVfJQ
Pediatrics, Apnea: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Apnea is defined by the cessation of respiratory airflow. The length of time necessary to be qualified as a true apneic event has changed dramatically over the last few decades: 2 minutes in 1956;1 1 ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:45 am By:
Children may also suffer from apnea. The 3 types of apnea are central, obstructive & mixed. Learn more. http://bit.ly/aDnGBr
Pediatrics, Meningitis and Encephalitis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Despite advances in antimicrobial and general supportive therapies, central nervous system (CNS) infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children. As classical signs and symptoms often are not present, especially in the younger ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:38 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Central nervous system infections like meningitis & encephalitis remain a significant cause of death in children. http://bit.ly/bej2ul
Benign Positional Vertigo: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Benign positional vertigo (BPV) is the most common cause of vertigo. Vertigo is an illusion of motion (an illusion is a misperception of a real stimulus) and represents a disorder of the vestibular proprioceptive system. BPV ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:36 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Benign positional vertigo (BPV) is the most common cause of vertigo. Learn the cause and symptoms. http://bit.ly/chehCN
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) was initially described by Bright in 1831 as a complication of epidural and subdural infections. The dural sinuses are grouped into the sagittal, lateral (including the transverse, sigmoid, and petrosal sinuses), and ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:29 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Cavernous sinus thrombosis is usually a late complication of an infection of the central face or paranasal sinuses. http://bit.ly/bzROi8
Rabies: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Rabies is a viral disease of the central nervous system (CNS); it is one of the oldest and most feared diseases reported in medical literature. Incidence of rabies is widespread throughout the world. Human rabies cases ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:27 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Rabies is a viral disease of the central nervous system and is one of the most feared diseases in medical literature. http://bit.ly/aomk9l
Multiple Sclerosis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS. Patients with MS commonly present with an individual mix of neuropsychological dysfunction, which tends to progress over years to decades. The diagnosis of MS ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:25 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. Learn more. http://bit.ly/cHd5KU
Retinal Detachment: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Next to central retinal artery occlusion and chemical burns to the eye, retinal detachment is one of the most time-critical eye emergencies encountered in the ED. Retinal detachment (RD) was first recognized in the early 1700s ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:22 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Even during cases of retinal detachment, prompt emergency treatment can save the patient's vision. Learn more. http://bit.ly/augQ6e
Vestibular Neuronitis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Vestibular neuronitis may be described as acute, sustained dysfunction of the peripheral vestibular system with secondary nausea, vomiting, and vertigo. As this condition is not clearly inflammatory in nature, neurologists often refer to it as vestibular ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:21 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Vestibular neuronitis may be described as acute, sustained dysfunction of the peripheral vestibular system. http://bit.ly/8kKrN5
Cysticercosis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Cysticercosis is a systemic illness caused by dissemination of the larval form of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Encystment of larvae can occur in almost any tissue. Involvement of the central nervous system (CNS), known as ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2010 at 3:32 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Cysticercosis is a systemic illness caused by dissemination of the larval form of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. http://bit.ly/d1gvyT
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