Podcast 32 - Beef Up Your Neuro Exam! with Chip Lange




FOAMfrat Podcast show

Summary: "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" is clearly repeated by an elderly man who's family got concerned he was having a stroke when they noticed some gait ataxia. EMS does a quick Cincinnati Stroke Scale and doesn't detect any deficits, 12 lead looks normal, and blood glucose is within normal limits. Should he be evaluated in the emergency room? Should EMS be concerned about a central lesion? Does a negative Cincinnati mean the patient is not having a CVA? Check out the show notes! https://www.foamfrat.com/single-post/2017/10/15/Beef-Up-Your-Neuro-Exam-with-Chip-Lange