
Ep181 Cerebral Venous Thrombosis, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Giant Cell Arteritis and Peripartum Headaches
Emergency Medicine Cases
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The Importance of Checking Opening Pressure
Dr. Baskin: LP can't nail the diagnosis of CTV either, but we do know that the typical finding on LP is elevated opening pressure which might sway us towards considering the diagnosis a bit higher on our differential. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is another diagnosis that you will make in your career if you're looking for it. It's generally the patients as mentioned that are female, they're of childbearing age, and they tend to have a high BMI. The most common reason people miss an LP or aren't successful in obtaining an LP in the emergency department is because they miss the midline.
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