A 31-year-old woman in the emergency department has a generalised tonic–clonic seizure lasting 6 minutes. She is known to have epilepsy but has missed...

Question

A 31-year-old woman in the emergency department has a generalised tonic–clonic seizure lasting 6 minutes. She is known to have epilepsy but has missed her medication. What is the most appropriate first-line drug treatment?

Accepted Answer

Intravenous Lorazepam 4 mg bolus

Answer

Intravenous Diazepam 5 mg bolus

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Intravenous Phenytoin loading dose as first-line

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Intravenous Sodium Valproate loading as first-line

Answer

Intramuscular Adrenaline 500 micrograms

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Status epilepticus first-line management

A 31-year-old woman in the emergency department has a generalised tonic–clonic seizure lasting 6 minutes. She is known to have epilepsy but has missed her medication. What is the most appropriate first-line drug treatment?