Primary Headache
…cause for the headache and, therefore, further investigation is warranted. These are: Headache in someone >50 years Thunderclap headache (headache reaching maximum intensity within
…cause for the headache and, therefore, further investigation is warranted. These are: Headache in someone >50 years Thunderclap headache (headache reaching maximum intensity within
…headache should prompt consideration for further investigation too, as should an abnormal neurological exam. If the headache is associated with confusion or reduced consciousness
…to. While the CT may have become the ankle x-ray of headaches it actually isn’t much use in making a diagnosis for the vast majority of
…ankle X-ray of headaches it actually isn’t much use in making a diagnosis for the vast majority of ambulatory headache patients. So this is
…headache syndromes. After completing this session you will be able to: Describe a pragmatic, focussed method of eliciting the relevant history of an acute
…and severe headache [22]. Initial presentation and causes of non-traumatic SAH Presentation to the ED with headache is common and represents 1-4% of attendances
…difficult to predict. Symptomatic Blood Pressure Control The first challenge in blood pressure control is deciding whether the patient before you is truly asymptomatic
…to an emergency department. After completing this session you will be able to: Describe a pragmatic, focussed method of eliciting the relevant history of
…Categories Not categorized 0% 1 2 3 Current Review Answered Correct Incorrect Question 1 of 3 1. Question What is the most likely diagnosis?
Author: Bashar Elwir, Venkat Kotamraju / Editor: Fiona Mendes / Codes: NeuC11, SLO1 / Published: 13/12/2023 A 38-year-old female presents to your Emergency Department
…patient is discharged from the Emergency Department with the advice to see his GP for further investigation of his headaches and also to monitor
…/ Published: 31/08/2023 A 38-year-old fit and well female who is 29 weeks pregnant attends with a sudden onset of worsening, retro-orbital headache. She