APP Orientation Course Bundle #1 - Pathology/Disease: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

SUGGESTED COMPETENCIES:

To show competency in this topic area, learners should be able to demonstrate the following to their hospital preceptor or program director:

1. Manage one patient presenting with SAH and hypertension, with a focus on pre-aneurysm securement
2. Demonstrate determination of the Hunt and Hess Scale and modified Fisher Scale scores
3. Manage one patient presenting with SAH, after aneurysm securement who develop delayed cerebral ischemia with a focus on the medical management of symptomatic vasospasm

INCLUDED TOPICS:

• Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Protocol
• ENLS Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Manuscript
• Neurocritical Care ON CALL topic on Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
• The Pocket Guide to Neurocritical Care – Chapter 9: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

OPTIONAL RESOURCES:

• PONS Presentation: Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstrictive Syndrome (RCVS)
• PONS Presentation: Non-Opioid Options for Treating Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) Induced Headache
• 2023 Guidelines for the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage