EM Cases · Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (ED)
Eclamptic seizure — ED resus station
ACEM Fellowship OSCE resus station on eclampsia: airway, magnesium regimen, BP control, obstetric escalation.
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Prompt
A third-trimester patient seizes in the ED waiting room with severe-range blood pressure.
Station brief
Format. Clinical-management (resus), 11 minutes. You are the EM consultant.
References4ShowHide
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