Journal Club Podcast #34: October 2016

A short discussion of optimal blood pressure management in ICH, looking at intensive BP control vs. guideline-based control...

June 2013 - Article of the Month Podcast #2

Anderson CS, et al. Rapid Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage. N  Engl J Med. 2013 June 20.

Context: 

Patients with hemorrhagic stroke, or intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), are common in emergency medicine and frequently present to the emergency department with significantly elevated blood pressures requiring urgent treatment. The correct goal blood pressure is debatable. On one hand...