Calculate the Glasgow Coma Scale Using the Best Motor Response
Calculate the Glasgow Coma Scale Using the Best Motor Response D. Joshua Mancini MD Rajan Gupta MD The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was initially developed to assess the level of…
Do Not Give More than 7 Days of Antiseizure Medication in Head Trauma
Do Not Give More than 7 Days of Antiseizure Medication in Head Trauma Lauren Paton MD Ronald F. Sing DO Among all patients with severe head trauma who receive medical…
Have an Extremely High Threshold in Giving Antihypertensives in Head Trauma
Have an Extremely High Threshold in Giving Antihypertensives in Head Trauma M. Craig Barrett PharmD Ronald F. Sing DO Blood pressure control in the intensive care unit (ICU) can result…
Be Vigilant for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury After Trauma
Be Vigilant for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury After Trauma Michael D. Grossman MD Understanding of the spectrum of blunt cerebrovascular injury has changed markedly during the past decade. In the past,…
Consider Moderate Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest
Consider Moderate Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest Bradford D. Winters MD, PhD Moderate hypothermia has been demonstrated to improve neurologic outcome and mortality in patients who remain comatose despite return of…
Start an Early Bowel Regimen in Patients After Spinal Cord Injury
Start an Early Bowel Regimen in Patients After Spinal Cord Injury Jose I. Suarez MD Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating problem resulting in more than 10,000 permanently…
Consider the Use of Steroids for Neurological Trauma in Blunt Spinal Cord Injury Only
Consider the Use of Steroids for Neurological Trauma in Blunt Spinal Cord Injury Only Jacob T. Gutsche MD Patrick K. Kim MD Corticosteroids have been studied for decades as a…
Be Alert For Autonomic Dysreflexia in Intensive Care Unit Patients With a Spinal Cord Injury
Be Alert For Autonomic Dysreflexia in Intensive Care Unit Patients With a Spinal Cord Injury Jose I. Suarez MD Autonomic dysreflexia is an acute syndrome that frequently occurs in spinal…
Apply Appropriate Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis To Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
Apply Appropriate Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis To Patients With Spinal Cord Injury Jose I. Suarez MD Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is common with an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 new…
Know The Status of Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine Stability on All Postoperative and Trauma Patients
Know The Status of Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine Stability on All Postoperative and Trauma Patients Rachel Bluebond-Langner MD When a patient returns from the operating room following spinal surgery…
