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Creamfly said:Isn't bilateral carotid massages for 4 minutes standard of care for atherosclerotic patients? I thought it was called BBC (Brain Bloodflow Challenge).
We actually had a patient come into the ED once with that hyperactive vagal response, scared the poop out of us.
This will probably be instructional for me...
I don't know exactly what SOP for this is, but if I suspect someone might have chunks of stuff in their neck that might break loose (clots, fat, etc.) I'm reticent to want to massage their neck vessels.
However, I've never seen hyperactive vagal response. I have seen old people with strokes have to get surgery on their carotids to pull junk out....
maybe someone else knows....I'm no doctor