2011
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d2644
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Investigating suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage in adults

Abstract: This series provides an update on the best use of different imaging methods for common or important clinical presentations. The series advisers are Fergus Gleeson, consultant radiologist, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, and Kamini Patel, consultant radiologist, Homerton University Hospital, London. To suggest a topic for this series, please email us at practice@bmj.com.A 52 year old man presented to the emergency department with nausea and vomiting after sudden onset of headache two days previously that had radiat… Show more

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“…Clinical decision rules that include these high-risk findings have been proposed to help identify SAH patients (6,7). If the appropriate history and symptoms are present, the classic teaching is to perform a noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) scan of the head, followed by a lumbar puncture (LP) if the NCCT does not show clear evidence of SAH (8)(9)(10). If the LP shows no signs of xanthrochromia (visual or spectrophotometric) or elevated red blood cells, then one can safely exclude SAH as a diagnosis, with very few exceptions (11)(12)(13).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Clinical decision rules that include these high-risk findings have been proposed to help identify SAH patients (6,7). If the appropriate history and symptoms are present, the classic teaching is to perform a noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) scan of the head, followed by a lumbar puncture (LP) if the NCCT does not show clear evidence of SAH (8)(9)(10). If the LP shows no signs of xanthrochromia (visual or spectrophotometric) or elevated red blood cells, then one can safely exclude SAH as a diagnosis, with very few exceptions (11)(12)(13).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[22] It is important to perform a CT as soon as practical after headache onset because subarachnoid blood rapidly degrades. By 12 hours 2% of scans will be negative, 7% will be negative by 24 hours, 50% will be negative after 1 week and subarachnoid blood is almost completely reabsorbed within 10 days.…”
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“…By 12 hours 2% of scans will be negative, 7% will be negative by 24 hours, 50% will be negative after 1 week and subarachnoid blood is almost completely reabsorbed within 10 days. [1322] Computed tomography quantifies the amount and distribution of blood and will show complications associated with SAH, such as hydrocephalus and ischemia. [22] The pattern of hemorrhage may also give an indication as to the likely location of the underlying aneurysm.…”
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confidence: 99%
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