Episode 4 - Unilateral Headache

Vitals & Useful Links: Learn about one important etiology of headaches (see spoilers below if you want to know which one) Podcast: Approach to Headaches – EM Clerkship Podcast Clinical Reference: ACEP Clinical Policies on Adult Headaches 2020 is the perfect year to learn about headaches! This week we have four hosts for our fourth episode, and two of our guests make first-time appearances. Kyle (MS4) leads Arman (MS4) , Nathan (MS4), and Danny (MS4) through a case he had of a 45-year old female with a headache presenting for a second time to the Emergency Room. How would approach this case? As always, we learn a couple of very important points about one etiology of headaches, and you can check out a great approach to headaches on the EM Clerkship podcast, and here’s a great reference for headaches from ACEP’s clinical policies. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please email us at [email protected] *****EPISODE SPOILERS BELOW***** Here’s one article we presented today Nesher, G., & Breuer, G. S. (2016). Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica: 2016 Update. Rambam Maimonides medical journal, 7(4), e0035 . And here’s the other article presented Salehi-Abari, I. (2016). 2016 ACR revised criteria for early diagnosis of giant cell (temporal) arteritis. Autoimmune Dis Ther Approaches, 3, 1. Here’s another great article on Temporal Arteritis Smetana, G. W., & Shmerling, R. H. (2002). Does this patient have temporal arteritis?. JAMA, 287(1), 92–101. A super interesting article on retinal migraines, which our lovely producer Bella found for us Al Khalili Y, Jain S, King KC. Retinal Migraine Headache. [Updated 2020 Jun 27]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan. DISCLAIMER: The views/opinions expressed in this podcast are that of the hosts/guests and do not reflect their respective institutions. This is NOT a medical advice podcast, if you are having a medical emergency you should call 911 and get help. This is an educational podcast, and as such, sometimes we get things wrong – if you notice this, please email us at [email protected].