The following is a point-of-care summary of the October, 2019 Emergency Medicine Practice journal issue titled Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus:…
Tag: Neurology
Concussion Q&A
The following is a point-of-care summary of the September, 2019 Emergency Medicine Practice journal issue titled Concussion in the…
TPA and Intracranial Hemorrhage Q&A
In November 2017, the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association released a scientific statement on…
NIH Stroke Scale
General Principles: Administer stroke scale items in the order listed. Record performance in each category after…
Hypertensive Emergency
A summary of the hypertensive emergency treatment guidelines from: 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection,…
Asymptomatic Hypertension
Definition of hypertension:1 Normal: 120/80 or less Pre-hypertension: 120-139/80-89 Stage 1: 140-149/90-99 Stage 2: >160/>100 Is…
Pediatric Seizure Recurrence
Recurrence rate after first unprovoked seizure 1: 6% recurrence within 48 hours ( 1 in 16 )…
Dermatome Map
Source: Total Life Care Compounding
Headache and Vision Loss
Hx: 35 yo female complains of a severe headache. It is frontal, bilateral, and radiates to…