In addition to today’s resource, please be sure and review:
Emergency Medicine Cases’ Ep 194 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – Recognition, Workup and Diagnosis Deep Dive*
*Helman, A. Lin, K. Perry, J. Episode 194 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Recognition, Workup and Diagnosis. Emergency Medicine Cases. May, 2024. https://emergencymedicinecases.com/subarachnoid-hemorrhage-recognition-workup-diagnosis. Accessed September 20, 2025
Today, I review, link to, and excerpt from Emergency Medicine Cases‘ Ep 195 Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.*
*Helman, A. Perry, J. Lin, K. Management of Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Emergency Medicine Cases. May, 2024. https://emergencymedicinecases.com/ed-management-subarachnoid-hemorrhage. Accessed September 20, 2025
All that follows is from the above resource.
Once the diagnosis of nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has been made, our job is not done. Mortality in SAH patients can be up to 30% even without neurological deficit. Paying attention to the time-sensitive details of ED management of SAH patients can have a significant impact on their outcome. In this second part of our 2-part podcast series on subarachnoid hemorrhage with Dr. Katie Lin and Dr. Jeff Perry we answer questions such as: what are the 4 critical priorities in the initial stabilization of the patient with a suspected massive subarachnoid hemorrhage? When is a CT plus CTA of the head indicated up front in the management of patients with suspected subarachnoid hemorrhage? What is the evidence for oral nimodipine in improving outcomes in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage and how does it work? What can we do in the ED to prevent rebleeding in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage? What are the simplest and best prognostic tools available for spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage to help counsel families and patients? and more…
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