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In patients presenting with disabling acute ischemic stroke symptoms early in the therapeutic window, would you consider anticoagulation reversal to enable administration of intravenous thrombolytics?

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What medications are preferred and contraindicated for insomnia in patients with a recent stroke or traumatic brain injury?

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How can I incorporate neuromuscular ultrasound into my practice with limited prior experience?

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How do you decide whether to place an NGT or PEG tube in patients with dysphagia precluding adequate PO nutritional intake?

Do you commonly use prognostic tools such as PRESS to aid in your decision?

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Do 5HT4 agonists such as Metoclopramide actually lead to improvement in symptoms for patients with diabetes related gastroparesis?

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When do you consider using a paramedian approach for a lumbar puncture?

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Do you maintain a strict platelet threshold of >50k when performing a lumbar puncture, or are there situations in which you feel comfortable with a lower threshold?

While many US guidelines have supported a threshold of > 50k, there does not appear to be robust data to support it. Notably, the 2025 AABB and ICT...

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Is there any benefit from oral vs topical steroids in herpes zoster opthalmicus?

Would the management change if there were complications with optic neuritis?

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How would you approach the upfront management of a patient with acute unilateral vision loss with strong clinical risk factors for both cardioembolic stroke and GCA if an expedited MRI is not possible due to the presence of an AICD?

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Under what circumstances do you recommend POCUS guidance for lumbar puncture?

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The European respiratory journal, 2020 Apr 21

EAN/ERS/ESO/ESRS statement on the impact of sleep disorders on risk and outcome of stroke.

Journal of sleep research, 2023 Jul 05

Improving sleep after stroke: A randomised controlled trial of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia.

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 2019-01

Ultrasound-assisted Lumbar Punctures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Neurology. Clinical practice, 2020 Aug

Ultrasound-guided lumbar puncture improves success rate and efficiency in overweight patients.

Cureus, 2020 Nov 18

Feel It, See It, Get It: Is Internal Medicine Residents' Use of Ultrasound in Lumbar Puncture Associated With Higher Success Rate?

European journal of anaesthesiology, 2019 Oct

Ultrasound-assisted vs. landmark-guided paramedian spinal anaesthesia in the elderly: A randomised controlled trial.

Journal of clinical anesthesia, 2022 Apr 11

Ultrasound-assisted spinal anesthesia: A randomized comparison between midline and paramedian approaches.

Muscle & nerve, 2012-08

Evidence-based guideline: neuromuscular ultrasound for the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Muscle Nerve, 2024 Mar

Neuromuscular ultrasound: Impact on diagnosis and management.

Muscle & nerve, 2018 Sep 11

Neuromuscular ultrasound in electrically non-localizable ulnar neuropathy.

Neurology, 2014 Aug 27

Sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic ultrasound in the diagnosis of phrenic neuropathy.

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