Patient experiencing a generalized tonic-clonic seizure


Assignment Task: The NP is managing a patient admitted to the medical surgical floor who is diagnosed with viral encephalitis due to HSV-1. The nurse calls and reports, "You have to see him because he is flipping out!". The patient is found to be experiencing a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the following is the most appropriate first line treatment? The NP is managing a patient admitted to the medical surgical floor who is diagnosed with viral encephalitis due to HSV-1. The nurse calls and reports, "You have to see him because he is flipping out!". The patient is found to be experiencing a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the following is the most appropriate first line treatment? Need Assignment Help? Midazolam 8mg IV x 1 Phenytoin 1400mg IV followed by maintenance dose of 100mg q8h Levetiracetam 1000mg PO x1 Lorazepam 4 mg IV x 1

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