Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) | A Clinical Medicine Brief

🧠 NEURO101: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) | Clinical Medicine Brief
In this NEURO101 episode of the Pro-PA Podcast, Dr. G covers one of the most feared emergencies in neurology—Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH). Often presenting with the “worst headache of the patient’s life,” this condition is a must-know for every PA student, especially for emergency and neurology rotations.

🚨 SAH is bleeding into the subarachnoid space, most commonly from a ruptured berry aneurysm or trauma. Time is brain—and delays in recognition can be fatal.

🎯 In this Clinical Medicine Brief, you’ll learn:

What is SAH? (Kinder Patho simplified)

Classic symptoms: sudden thunderclap headache, nausea, photophobia, nuchal rigidity

High-yield causes: trauma, aneurysmal rupture (esp. anterior communicating artery)

First-line imaging: non-contrast head CT—but when to follow with LP

LP findings: xanthochromia, elevated opening pressure

Emergency management: BP control, nimodipine to prevent vasospasm, neurosurgery

Prognosis and complications: rebleed, vasospasm, hydrocephalus

This is a PANCE favorite, and a diagnosis no clinician can afford to miss.

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