EM@3AM: Brainstem Strokes
EMDocs
MAY 11, 2024
Answer : Brainstem stroke specifically in the pons resulting in locked in syndrome. CT head without contrast 1 is performed and reveals the following: Question: What is the diagnosis?
EMDocs
MAY 11, 2024
Answer : Brainstem stroke specifically in the pons resulting in locked in syndrome. CT head without contrast 1 is performed and reveals the following: Question: What is the diagnosis?
RebelEM
MARCH 8, 2023
CRAO is a stroke of the eye; patients should be considered for a complete stroke work up. Signs Shafer’s sign (tobacco dust) May see a Weiss ring when the posterior vitreous (PV) detaches from the optic disc margin Visualization with ultrasound. Emergency Department Management: Emergency ophthalmology consultation. Read more
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Pediatric Emergency Playbook
OCTOBER 1, 2017
Also used for severe MS, stroke, TBI, chronic pain. Ultrasound-guided refilling of an intrathecal baclofen pump—a case report. Are VNS safe in everyday life? Intrathecal Pumps Used to infuse basal rate of drug, usually baclofen for spasticity, but pump may contain morphine, bupivicaine, clonidine. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2013; 49:138–144.
Downeast Emergency Medicine
APRIL 26, 2021
MI or stroke). Secondary outcomes were early head injury related death (within 24 hours after injury), all-cause and cause-specific mortality, disability, vascular occlusive events (MI, stroke, DVT, PE), seizures, complications, neurosurgery, days of ICU care, and adverse events within 28 days. Arch Surg 2012; 147:113-119.[
ALiEM
JANUARY 29, 2024
It requires immediate consultation with ophthalmology as well as neurology as it is considered a stroke equivalent. Stroke workup for CRAO is necessary, and don’t forget about secondary prevention/risk stratification which must be part of the management. 2012 Dec;33(7):E263-E267. Epub 2012 Sep 21. Ultraschall Med.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 15, 2023
Her bedside cardiac ultrasound was normal We decided to cardiovert her since the time of onset was very recent. IF the Patient is Younger and Athletic: The mechanism of AFib in younger, athletic individuals is often heavily influenced by increased vagal tone ( Rao and Shipon — ACC, 2019 — and — Calvo et al — Br J Sports Med, 2012 ).
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
JUNE 1, 2016
Cardiogenic Shock: Act Use point-of-care cardiac ultrasound : Good Squeeze? It’s seen easily enough on point of care ultrasound. Tamponade: if any sign of shock, pericardiocentesis, preferentially ultrasound-guided. Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2012.
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