A school-aged child is brought to the clinic by their parent…
A school-aged child is brought to the clinic by their parents. The parents state that the child will be engaged in some activity at home and then will just stop suddenly for a few seconds staring and then pick up the activity again as if there had been no break in what the child was doing. This child should be assessed for what neurological disorder?
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The nurse, working in the emergency room, admits an 18-month-old toddler with influenza symptoms reported by the parents to have had a seizure. Further questioning of the parents indicates that the toddler likely had a clonic–tonic seizure, which has never happened before. What is the nurse’s priority action?
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