Anti Seizure Meds
This broad-spectrum antiseizure medication that can have behavioral adverse effects, including aggression, agitation, irritability, and mood changes
What is Keppra (levetiracetam)?
This is the team member who submits a safety net report when a skin issue is found related to EEG leads.
Who is the patient's primary nurse?
What are: bed in lowest position, bedrails up, bedside table removed from bedside, suction & O2 set up ready.
As antiseizure medications are reduced during pregnancy, this % decrease from a patient's therapeutic level is the threshold for increased seizure recurrence risk.
What is 35%
PR interval should be monitored by EKG when administering this Sodium channel blocking antiseizure medication, especially if patients have underlying cardiac disease.
Vimpat (Lacosamide)
These are the two elements that must be included when photographing EEG lead-related wounds.
What are: ruler and patient identifier (MRN)
This part of the ictal exam helps evaluate whether the patient can form and retain a memory during a seizure.
What is the code word?
These 2 meds are the commonly used antiseizure medications that decrease in serum concentration during pregnancy.
What are lamotrigine, Keppra, Carbamazepine, Oxcarbazepine, Zonisamide and Lacosamide?
This IV antiseizure medication carries a risk for hypotension and cardiac arrythmias, making cardiac rhythm, blood pressure, and heart rate monitoring critical throughout the infusion and for 15 minutes afterwards.
Fosphenytoin or Cerebyx
This is the treatment for scalp irritation due to EEG leads.
What is wash with soap and water and apply Vaseline.
Notify MD
Document patient refusal in PennChart
What is APGAR score?
Patient teaching: to reduce impact of sleepiness and dizziness on daily activities, adjust your schedule to take onisamide (Zonegran), Clobazam (Onfi), or Perampanel (Fycompa) at this time:
When is evening?
This is the expected communication so a nurse knows a patient event has correlate.
What is a text from EEG tech to the charge nurse.
This is the team member who helps coordinate care for a patient who needs to discharge back to a group home setting.
Who is the Case Manager
Though all medications are safe for breastfeeding, this is the ASM that does have a warning.
What is Keppra?
This is the serious adverse reaction associated with Cenobamate (Xcopril). Slow titration can help reduce the risk of this.
This is how the team will know the patient’s plan of care for the day.
What is Carelign or Rounds
This member of the care team can assist with assessment and identify alternate discharge options when a patient reports not feeling safe at the institution where they live.
Who is Social Work
This is the team you expect to consult on a patient who is admitted to the EMU for seizure medication management in the setting of pregnancy.
Who are OB-GYN and MFM