ACEP E-QUAL: Treating Blood Pressure in Intracranial Hemorrhage




Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM) Podcast show

Summary: In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, guest Dr. Lantha Ganti reviews how to evaluate and treat blood pressure in the setting of ICH. She reviews the major existing data, BP targets, and medications to use. Guests: Latha Ganti, MD, MS, MBA, FACEP, FAHA Professor of Emergency Medicine & Neurology Vice Chair for Research and Academic Affairs University of Central Florida College of Medicine Host: Jason Woods, MD Audio Editor: Kellen Vu www.acep.org/equal References: 1. Butcher KS, Jeerakathil T, Hill M, et al. The Intracerebral Hemorrhage Acutely Decreasing Arterial Pressure Trial. Stroke. 2013;44(3):620-626. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.000188 2. Butcher KS, Baird T, MacGregor L, Desmond P, Tress B, Davis S. Perihematomal edema in primary intracerebral hemorrhage is plasma derived. Stroke. 2004;35(8):1879-1885. doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000131807.54742.1a 3. https://www.mdcalc.com/modified-rankin-scale-neurologic-disability