Neurocritical Care Review Course-Q&A 3 with the Experts

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Video Summary

In this video, the discussion revolves around various medical topics. It starts with a question about whether ketamine can precipitate seizures, which is answered with the statement that ketamine is actually used for seizure management. The next topic is about drainage for source control in severe closed space infections, with the mention that drainage is important except in cases of meningitis. The use of intrathecal antibiotics for ventriculitis is also discussed. There is a question about how to treat thrombocytopenia and intracerebral hemorrhage with sequestration, where the answer is splenectomy. The issue of correcting sodium levels quickly and whether to use D5 or other methods is addressed. Finally, the use of T3 and T4 for myxedema is discussed, with the recommendation being combination therapy in most cases.

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Covers sessions: (1) Neuroendocrine, (2) Neurotoxicology/Metabolic I, (3) Seizure and Status Epilepticus, (4) Neuroinfections/Neuroinflammatory Disease I, (5) Neuroinfections/Neuroinflammatory Disease II, (6) Renal, (7) Gastroenterology, (8) Hematology

Keywords

ketamine

seizures

drainage

intrathecal antibiotics

myxedema

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