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Oct 2025
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Episode 94: Mastering seizure pharmacolo...

Brandon Oto, PA-C, FCCM and Bryan Boling, DNP, ACNP, FCCM
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We explore the vagaries and nitty-gritty of drugs for seizure termination, including benzos and ASMs, with the great Tom Bleck, MD MCCM FNCS, neurointensivist, professor, and founding member of the Neurocritical Care Society. Check out the REVIVE conference here! Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! More reading Takeaway lessons 
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