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Headaches in the ED

Headaches in the Emergency Department can be, well, painful.  Many traps await the unwary.  In this presentation, Dr Hanno Davel reminds us of a few of the pitfalls of diagnosing and treating headache.

Filed under: adult EM
Tags: CSF, ED, Emergency Department, headache, Meningitis, Migraine, SAH, Sub-Arachnoid Haemorrhage, Temporal Arteritis, Thunderclap Headache

Comments (6)

Comments

1. Colin says:

   18 June, 2010 at 23:45

   Thanks Hanno, good stuff. Have you been reading Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America?
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   12 July, 2010 at 21:11

   Thank you for such a good blog. This is what I looked for.
3. CNA Certification says:

   13 July, 2010 at 14:31

   Great, I never knew this, thanks.
4. Buford Vullo says:

   13 July, 2010 at 23:21

   Cool site!!
5. medical assistant says:

   25 July, 2010 at 04:25

   Valuable info. Lucky me I found your site by accident, I bookmarked it.
6. Elly Marillier says:

   1 August, 2010 at 20:16

   Nice work Hanno – an excellent description of the pitfalls an headache management.