A 35 year old woman presents with generalised tonic clonic status epilepticus lasting more than 5 minutes in the emergency department. Initial ABCDE a...

Question

A 35 year old woman presents with generalised tonic clonic status epilepticus lasting more than 5 minutes in the emergency department. Initial ABCDE assessment and high flow oxygen have been given and a bedside glucose is normal. According to NICE and Resuscitation Council ALS guidance, what is the recommended first line drug treatment?

Accepted Answer

Buccal Midazolam or intravenous Lorazepam

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Intravenous Phenytoin 20 mg per kg

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Intravenous Propofol with immediate intubation

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Oral Diazepam

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Intramuscular Haloperidol

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Status epilepticus