52 in 52 – #37: POLAR trial – Hypothermia for Severe TBI
Week 37 looks at the POLAR RCT – prophylactic hypothermia for severe TBI.
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Basilar Skull Fracture: Basics & Beyond
How do you diagnose and manage basilar skull fractures? This post is filled with the basics, pearls, and more regarding this injury.
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EM@3AM: Basilar Skull Fractures
A 19-year-old male presents after an MVC. Another passenger reports that the patient hit his head on the seat in front of him. His GCS is 12, and you find hemotympanum, serosanguineous discharge bilaterally from the nares, and CN III palsy on exam. What’s the next step in your evaluation and treatment?
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PEM Playbook – Blunt Head Trauma
Not all head trauma is minor.
Not all minor head trauma is clinically significant.
How can we sort out the overtly ok from the sneakily serious?
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Quality Corner – Head Trauma and Anticoagulation; Postdural Puncture Headache
Welcome back to Quality Corner, a series that evaluates tough cases with potential areas for improvement. This month’s Quality Corner covers a case involving head trauma and anticoagulation, followed by a case of postdural puncture headache.
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The Anticoagulated Patient with Head Trauma: What’s the Disposition?
What do you do with the head trauma patient who is anticoagulated? Do you discharge the patient, observe and repeat CT, or admit the patient? This post evaluates this question and more.
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