EMRESED

Core Readings:

·  Tintinalli Chapters: 226-237, 288-296

 Supplemental Readings

·  NINDS trial - the original randomized controlled trial of TPA, upon which TPA for stroke is based

·  Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke - a review from Annals of Emergency Medicine

·  Medical Clearance of the Psychiatric Patient - from Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine

·  TPA for Stroke - why so much has been made of so little - an editorial and review by Jerome Hoffman rebutting the use of TPA

 Audio Resources

·  AudioDigest EM: Stroke and TIA

o       treatment (audio)

o       TIA and stroke (audio)

o       text summary

·  AudioDigest EM: Head and Spine trauma

o       Spine trauma (audio)

o       Pediatric head trauma (audio)

o       Text summary

·  AudioDigest Psychiatry: Bipolar

o       Bipolar (audio)

o       Text summary

·  AudioDigest Psychiatry: Electroconvulsive therapy, Concurrent medical illness

o       ECT and medical comorbidity (audio)

o       Text summary

Procedures lumbar puncture

Exams

Neuropsych module exam

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