Question

A 30-year-old woman is brought to the Emergency Department having a generalised tonic-clonic seizure that has lasted for 8 minutes. She remains unconscious. IV access has been established. What is the most appropriate immediate pharmacological management?

Accepted Answer

Lorazepam 4mg IV

Answer

Phenytoin infusion IV

Answer

Sodium valproate infusion IV

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Midazolam 10mg buccally

Answer

Levetiracetam infusion IV

Practice question

A 30-year-old woman is brought to the Emergency Department having a generalised tonic-clonic seizure that has lasted for 8 minutes. She remains unconscious. IV access has been established. What is the most appropriate immediate pharmacological management?