Emergency department and subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage in the emergency department.
To decide which patients with headache ought to be evaluated for SAH, physicians should focus on specific elements of the patient history, such as onset, severity, and quality of the headache and associated symptoms. These questions should be asked and the responses documented for every patient with a headache. The physical examination should be compulsive with regard to vital signs, HEENT. and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sinir Sistemi Cerrahisi Dergisi
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1306-4126
DOI: 10.5222/sscd.2015.110