Podcast # 453:  Headache Triggers

Podcast # 453: Headache Triggers

Author: Sam Killian, MD

Educational Pearls:

  • Headache is a common complaint in the ED. It's plausible that headaches could be correlated with environmental factors
  • A 2015 study ED visits for headache found that temperature was associated with an increase visits, while higher humidity led to fewer
  • A retrospective study looking over a 10-year period for headache found that there was an increase headache presentations during days with high air pollution

References:

Yilmaz M, Gurger M, Atescelik M, Yildiz M, Gurbuz S. Meteorologic parameters and migraine headache: ED study. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Mar;33(3):409-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.12.056. Epub 2014 Dec 31. PubMed PMID: 25601162.

Szyszkowicz M, Stieb DM, Rowe BH. Air pollution and daily ED visits for migraine and headache in Edmonton, Canada. Am J Emerg Med. 2009 May;27(4):391-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.03.013. PubMed PMID: 19555607.

Summarized by Will Dewispelaere, MS3 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD



Jaksot(1148)

Podcast 851: High-Dose Nitroglycerin in SCAPE

Podcast 851: High-Dose Nitroglycerin in SCAPE

Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD Educational Pearls: SCAPE (Sympathetic Crashing Acute Pulmonary Edema), formerly known as flash pulmonary edema, is a life-threatening condition due to a sudden sympathet...

15 Touko 20233min

Podcast 850: Cardiac Arrest - Entertainment vs. Reality

Podcast 850: Cardiac Arrest - Entertainment vs. Reality

Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is defined as when the heart suddenly stops beating. Immediate treatment for SCA includes Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ...

8 Touko 20232min

Mental Health Monthly #15: Psychosis in the ED: Part I

Mental Health Monthly #15: Psychosis in the ED: Part I

Contributors: Andrew White MD & Travis Barlock MD In this episode of Mental Health Monthly, Dr. Andrew White, a practicing psychiatrist with an addiction medicine fellowship, and Dr. Travis Barlock, a...

3 Touko 202331min

Podcast 849: Large Vessel Occlusions

Podcast 849: Large Vessel Occlusions

Contributor: Travis Barlock MD Educational Pearls:  Large Vessel Occlusion (LVO) is a condition where a clot blocks one of the major blood vessels in the brain, leading to a stroke. What are the vesse...

1 Touko 20233min

Podcast 848: Non-Traditional RSI

Podcast 848: Non-Traditional RSI

Contributor: Meghan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: Two main reasons to choose non-traditional RSI Anatomically challenging airway Physiologically difficult patients: hypoxia, metabolic acidosi...

24 Huhti 20235min

Podcast 847: ECMO CPR

Podcast 847: ECMO CPR

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) has been attempted as an adjunct to CPR during cardiac arrest but few studies on outcomes exist One prior...

6 Helmi 20233min

Podcast 846: Early Repolarization vs. Anterior STEMI

Podcast 846: Early Repolarization vs. Anterior STEMI

Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: Early repolarization a benign EKG pattern that can mimic an anterior STEMI Can be seen in the anterior leads typically in young male patients Can d...

30 Tammi 20232min

Podcast 845: Hyperkalemic Cardiac Arrest

Podcast 845: Hyperkalemic Cardiac Arrest

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Hyperkalemia may cause cardiac arrest Treatment of suspected hyperkalemic cardiac arrest begins with typical management of cardiac arrest including ...

16 Tammi 20234min

Suosittua kategoriassa Tiede

rss-mita-tulisi-tietaa
tiedekulma-podcast
utelias-mieli
rss-poliisin-mieli
rss-duodecim-lehti
radio-antro
rss-sosiopodi
rss-ylistys-elaimille
rss-lihavuudesta-podcast
docemilia
mielipaivakirja
filocast-filosofian-perusteet
menologeja-tutkimusmatka-vaihdevuosiin
rss-tiedetta-vai-tarinaa
rss-tervetta-skeptisyytta