A 45-year-old man with focal status epilepticus (repetitive focal motor seizures without recovery for 10 minutes) is brought to the emergency departme...

Question

A 45-year-old man with focal status epilepticus (repetitive focal motor seizures without recovery for 10 minutes) is brought to the emergency department. According to status epilepticus treatment algorithms, what is the first-line pharmacologic treatment?

Accepted Answer

Intravenous lorazepam

Answer

Intravenous phenytoin

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Intravenous propofol

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Oral carbamazepine

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No pharmacologic treatment is needed

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Status epilepticus first-line therapy

A 45-year-old man with focal status epilepticus (repetitive focal motor seizures without recovery for 10 minutes) is brought to the emergency department. According to status epilepticus treatment algorithms, what is the first-line pharmacologic treatment?