Podcast 849: Large Vessel Occlusions

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Febrile work-ups in the emergency department require obtaining a urine sample to assess for UTI. In non-toilet trained children, this often means using catheterization. Depending on the volume of urine in the bladder, there may no ...  Show more

Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: What is the oculocardiac reflex? The oculocardiac reflex occurs when pressure or traction is put onto the globe of the eye or extraocular muscles that causes increased stimulus to the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (C ...  Show more

Dr. Dan Ackerman talks with Dr. Silja Räty about the outcomes of patients with basilar artery occlusion treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) only and compares IVT with endovascular thrombectomy. Read the related article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Vi ...  Show more

In this episode I cover stroke.

If you want to follow along with written notes on stroke go to https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/neurology/stroke/ or the neurology section in the Zero to Finals medicine ...

With increasing awareness that a retinal artery occlusion (RAO) is a type of stroke, ophthalmologists must be able to plan the next steps of care when an RAO is identified on exam. Drs. Amanda Henderson and Michael Carper join host Dr. Amanda Redfern to guide us through their rec ...  Show more