Journal Jam 18 The Evidence for TXA – Should Tranexamic Acid Be Routine Therapy in the Bleeding Patient?
June 29, 2021
With the help of a special guest, EBM guru Dr. Ken Milne of the The SGEM, Anton and Justin look at all the various potential...
Anton Helman
EM Quick Hits 19 Angioedema, SAH Decision Tool, Breastfeeding Myths, COVID-19 Neurology, Spider Bites, Skin Abscess Management
June 2, 2020
Anand Swaminathan on airway management in angioedema, Jeff Perry on Ottawa subarachnoid hemorrhage rule and 6hr CT rule, Hania Bielawska on ED breastfeeding myths and...
EMU 365 Headache Nightmares with Sean Caine
December 4, 2018
This EMU 365 video features Dr. Sean Caine on Headache Nightmares - the Big 5 diagnoses that aren't always picked up with the old plain CT-LP...
The Ottawa SAH Clinical Decision Rule
October 24, 2018
Background: Headache is a common presentation to the emergency department (ED) accounting for 2% of all visits [1]. Of the patients that present with headache,1 –...
Marco Torres
REBEL Cast Episode 21: Sensitivity of Early Brain CT to Exclude Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
February 11, 2016
Background: Headache accounts for approximately 2% of all ED visits. One of the most serious etiologies of headache is aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), which accounts...
Xanthochromia Detection: Visual Inspection vs. Spectrophotometry
January 25, 2016
Background: Although non-contrast head CT (NCHCT) has near perfect sensitivity (98-100%) in detecting aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) when performed within 6 hours of headache onset,...
Does a Normal Head CT Within 6 Hours of Onset of Headache Rule Out SAH?
January 7, 2016
Background: The traditional standard workup for ruling out subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has been a non-contrast head CT and, if negative, a lumbar puncture. The thought...