In this post, I recommend purchasing the outstanding neurology book, The Acute Neurology Survival Guide: A Practical Resource for Inpatient and ICU Neurology*, Editors: Catherine S.W. Albin MD, Sahar F. Zafar MD, 2022, from Springer Publishing.*
*The above is not an affiliate link. I just bought the e-book and found it to be outstanding. There are no affiliate links on this blog.
This book is, I think, a must-have for all emergency physicians, intensivists, and hospitalists.
It is such an outstanding, up-to-the-minute neurology book that all primary care clinicians will also find it profitable. Plus, you will really enjoy reading it!
To give you an idea about the book, I have copied and pasted part of the Table Of Contents.
Contents
Part I A Comprehensive “How-To” Guide
1 Pre-rounding on and Presenting Neurology Floor Patients . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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2 Pre-rounding and Presenting NeuroICU Patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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3 The Coma Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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4 Cranial Nerve Testing in Acute Neurology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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5 Stroke and Vascular Anatomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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6 Basics of Computed Tomography (CT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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7 Basics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Ordering
and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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8 Understanding Transcranial Dopplers (TCDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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9 Tips and Tricks for EEG Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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10 Acute Ischemic Stroke – First Encounter Assessment
and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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11 Perfusion Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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12 Ischemic Stroke: Admission Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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13 Stroke Workup – Beyond the Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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14 Ischemic Stroke: Dissection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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15 Ischemic Stroke: Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis
(“Hot Carotid”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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16 Ischemic Stroke – Post Stroke Management
of Anticoagulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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17 Selected Anti-platelets and Anticoagulation
in Stroke Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
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18 Acute Management Strategies: tPA and Mechanical
Thrombectomy Trials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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19 Venous Sinus Thrombosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
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20 Posterior Reversible Vasoconstriction Syndrome (PRES)
and Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS) . . . . . . . . 123
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Part III Nonvascular Inpatient Neurology
21 Altered Mental Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Priya Srikanth
22 Framework for Workup of Unknown Brain “Lesion” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
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23 Approach to First-Time Seizure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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24 Pharmacology Tips for Commonly Used AEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
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11 Perfusion Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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12 Ischemic Stroke: Admission Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Catherine S. W. Albin and Sahar F. Zafar
13 Stroke Workup – Beyond the Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Catherine S. W. Albin and Sahar F. Zafar
14 Ischemic Stroke: Dissection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Catherine S. W. Albin and Sahar F. Zafar
15 Ischemic Stroke: Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis
(“Hot Carotid”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Catherine S. W. Albin and Sahar F. Zafar
16 Ischemic Stroke – Post Stroke Management
of Anticoagulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Catherine S. W. Albin and Sahar F. Zafar
17 Selected Anti-platelets and Anticoagulation
in Stroke Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Catherine S. W. Albin and Megan E. Barra
18 Acute Management Strategies: tPA and Mechanical
Thrombectomy Trials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Catherine S. W. Albin and Sahar F. Zafar
19 Venous Sinus Thrombosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Catherine S. W. Albin and Sahar F. Zafar
20 Posterior Reversible Vasoconstriction Syndrome (PRES)
and Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS) . . . . . . . . 123
Catherine S. W. Albin and Sahar F. Zafar
Part III Nonvascular Inpatient Neurology
21 Altered Mental Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Priya Srikanth
22 Framework for Workup of Unknown Brain “Lesion” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Catherine S. W. Albin and Sahar F. Zafar
23 Approach to First-Time Seizure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Catherine S. W. Albin and Sahar F. Zafar
24 Pharmacology Tips for Commonly Used AEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Megan E. Barra
There is a lot more, a total of 343 pages, but you get the idea. Just buy the book! I got the e-book because the publishers let you put a copy on your smart phone as well as your tablet or computer.
