Blame These Bumps on Mosquitoes?
Multiple itchy red bumps on a man’s ankles; relative contraindications to lumbar puncture; stroke in an addict. . . 5 more questions for you to test the breadth of your clinical knowledge. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - September 26, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
CSF Analysis Aids GLUT1 Deficiency DiagnosisCSF Analysis Aids GLUT1 Deficiency Diagnosis
In patients suspected of having GLUT1 deficiency syndrome, lumbar puncture should be done before genetic evaluation is considered, according to Dutch researchers. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
When Meningitis is Suspected, Is Lumbar Puncture Always Indicated?
How would you answer this question? Is it the right question to ask in a case of suspected meningitis? (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 30, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Lumbar Puncture in New Onset Complex Febrile SeizuresLumbar Puncture in New Onset Complex Febrile Seizures
Patients presenting with a first complex febrile seizure who are at lower risk of acute bacterial meningitis may not require lumbar puncture. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Emergency Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Paralysed with Fear: The Story of Polio by Gareth Williams – review
The history of polio and its treatment is one of dead ends, missed opportunities and downright skulduggeryMost British doctors and nurses working today will never have treated a case of polio. The closest most of us ever come to the polio virus is swallowing a sugarcube containing the oral vaccine or taking our children for their jabs. Today, we stand on the brink of eradicating polio from the world.Yet for anyone over the age of 50, polio still casts nightmarish shadows of babies entombed in iron lungs, children hobbling in leg irons and adults confined in wheelchairs. Seemingly appearing out of nowhere in unstoppable epi...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 17, 2013 Category: Science Tags: The Guardian Culture Health Vaccines and immunisation Reviews Books Polio Science and nature Source Type: news
What are the Recommendations for Neuromaging Because of Headaches?
Discussion
Headaches are not only painful but can significantly affect the lives of patients and families. Education and support for patients is key to managing headaches. Detailed diaries not only help with initial diagnosis but also chronic management.
Common headache types include:
Tension headache
Location – bilateral
Intensity – mild or moderate
Description – non-pulsating tightening or pressure
Activities – not aggravated by usual activities
Duration – 30 minutes – continuous
Frequency – < 15 days/month for episodic tension headache, > 15 days per month for more than 3 mon...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 15, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D. Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Diagnosing CNS Infections With a Simple Lumbar Puncture PackDiagnosing CNS Infections With a Simple Lumbar Puncture Pack
Can implementing a simple lumbar puncture pack improve the diagnosis of CNS infections? Emergency Medicine Journal (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - July 8, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Ultrasound enables fuss-free lumbar puncture
Use of ultrasound imaging helps to minimize adjustments, failures, and trauma during lumbar puncture or epidural catheterization, conclude the authors of a systematic review and meta-analysis. (Source: MedWire News - Anesthesiology)
Source: MedWire News - Anesthesiology - April 5, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Severe Headache After Hysterectomy – Sharon ’ s Story
I had a total hysterectomy in December 2012, everything went well and I was discharged on three days later. However six days after this I was shopping in the supermarket when I was suddenly struck with a blinding headache.
It started on the left side of my head and within minutes it had traveled across my whole forehead. I was sick, the pain was unbearable, I had never experienced anything like it.
I took two paracetamol and went to bed in a dark room to sleep it off, after two hours the pain was still ferocious and I was crying and being sick. My husband telephoned the hospital and they admitted me.
I had to have an injec...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - February 3, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy risks hysterectomy stories migraine total hysterectomy Source Type: news
Severe Headache After Hysterectomy – Sharon ’ s Story
I had a total hysterectomy in December 2012, everything went well and I was discharged on three days later. However six days after this I was shopping in the supermarket when I was suddenly struck with a blinding headache.
It started on the left side of my head and within minutes it had traveled across my whole forehead. I was sick, the pain was unbearable, I had never experienced anything like it.
I took two paracetamol and went to bed in a dark room to sleep it off, after two hours the pain was still ferocious and I was crying and being sick. My husband telephoned the hospital and they admitted me.
I had to have an injec...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - February 3, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy risks hysterectomy stories migraine total hysterectomy Source Type: news
Severe Headache After Hysterectomy – Sharon ’ s Story
I had a total hysterectomy in December 2012, everything went well and I was discharged on three days later. However six days after this I was shopping in the supermarket when I was suddenly struck with a blinding headache.
It started on the left side of my head and within minutes it had traveled across my whole forehead. I was sick, the pain was unbearable, I had never experienced anything like it.
I took two paracetamol and went to bed in a dark room to sleep it off, after two hours the pain was still ferocious and I was crying and being sick. My husband telephoned the hospital and they admitted me.
I had to have an injec...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - February 3, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy risks hysterectomy stories migraine total hysterectomy Source Type: news
Severe Headache After Hysterectomy – Sharon’s Story
I had a toal hysterectomy in December 2012, everything went well and I was discharged on three days later. However six days after this I was shopping in the supermarket when I was suddenly struck with a blinding headache.
It started on the left side of my head and within minutes it had travelled across my whole forehead. I was sick, the pain was unbareable, I had never experienced anything like it.
I took two paracetamol and went to bed in a dark room to sleep it off, after two hours the pain was still ferocious and I was crying and being sick. My husband telephoned the hospital and they admitted me.
I had to have an injec...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - February 3, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories headache migraine Source Type: news
