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Hypertensive Emergencies

EB Medicine

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the June 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Hypertensive Emergencies: Guidelines and Best Practice Recommendations Epidemiology Etiology Differential diagnosis Prehospital care History and physical Diagnostics Treatment Acute decompensated heart failure Acute ischemic stroke Acute (..)

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EM@3AM: Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma

EMDocs

Vertical nystagmus (D) is a finding that is concerning for a central process, such as a posterior stroke. Patients with posterior stroke often present with diplopia, dizziness, dysarthria, dysmetria, dysphagia, and vomiting but typically without eye pain and headache. Ther Clin Risk Manag. Accessed November 19, 2024.

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