CAP17: Headache

 

The trainee will be able to assess a patient presenting with headache to produce a valid differential diagnosis, investigate appropriately, formulate and implement a management plan.

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#SimBlog: Time Critical Transfer
#SimBlog: Time Critical Transfer

A pre-alert is made for a 5-year-old boy who is screaming in pain complaining of a sudden onset headache. His GCS drops during assessment…

#SimBlog: Hypertensive Emergency
#SimBlog: Hypertensive Emergency

A 78-year-old man feeling non-specifically unwell for a few days. 1 day of headaches and intermittently confused.

Lightning Learning: Capacity
Lightning Learning: Capacity

1.5% of Emergency Department (ED) attendances are from those with mental health issues.

Ruling out Sub-Arachnoid Haemorrhage in the ED
Ruling out Sub-Arachnoid Haemorrhage in the ED

Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is a diagnosis not to miss. But is it more of a headache than a help?

 

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