When do you consider nerve blocks for headache management in patients admitted to the neuro-intensive care unit with subarachnoid hemorrhage?
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For aneurysmal SAH, I try different medication combinations for the first 5-7 days. After this time frame, if headache pain is still severe and/or the patient uses opioid meds too frequently, I request an occipital nerve block from our pain management team. In my experience, about two-thirds of pati...
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at University of Louisville School of Medicine What medications would you usually try before the ...
at HCA Houston Healthcare Headache pain is very subjective and different age...
What medications would you usually try before the ...
Headache pain is very subjective and different age...