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From: DailyQuestion@...Date: June 17, 2009 8:08:36 AM EDTTo: glennskow@...Subject: EMedHome Question of the Day
The EMedHome Question of the Day is:
A commonly reported side effect of etomidate is myoclonus. What is the significance of this?
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The Answer is:
Myoclonus in patients receiving etomidate usually lasts for less than 1 minute. It may be dramatic and resemble seizure activity, but is benign (Annals of EM, Vol. 45, pg. 184).
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