Feature Film - Is There Evidence Behind the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage?

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Feature Film - Is There Evidence Behind the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage?

Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for 10-15% of all strokes and affects ~65,000 patients annually in the US. The diagnosis may not be complicated, but the optimal treatment strategy can be a moving target. What is the current recommended blood pressure to limit hematoma expansion? Should we reverse anti-platelet medications? How about seizure prophylaxis? In this feature film, Dr. Siket reviews the evidence behind the optimal management of spontaneous ICH.

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Not Another Patient with Dizziness! - Evidence Based Pearls for Your Practice

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Not Another Patient with Dizziness! - Evidence Based Pearls for Your Practice

Dizziness accounts for 4-5% of all emergency department (ED) chief complaints and 26% of ED patients endorse dizziness in their review of systems.  Although most presentations for dizziness are benign, nearly 200,000 strokes present with dizziness each year in the United States (Edlow et al. 2008).   Misdiagnosis of vertebrobasilar strokes is common, as symptoms may be minimal and patients often change how they characterize their symptoms.  In the video below, Dr. Siket covers a systematic and evidence based approach to guide your workup of this all too common patient.  

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