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Cerebral vascular accident-CVA

Hippocrates, “father of medicine” first recognized CVA > 2400 years ago & called it
vascular accident-CVA ... first recognized CVA ... Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty ... #cva #stroke
Pronator Drift (Pyramidal Drift) on Physical Exam

@neurosurgerylefreak

#Pronator #Drift #Pyramidal #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #neurology #cva #stroke
PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #neurology #cva
Magnesium Deficiency and Alcoholism

Risks associated with Mg deficiency in alcoholism:
 • Affects protein synthesis. energy production,
atherosclerotic CVS ... cardiomyopathy, sarcopenia, CVA ... Satyendra Dhar, MD @DharSaty
Pronator Drift (Pyramidal Drift) on Physical Exam

@neurosurgerylefreak

#Pronator #Drift #Pyramidal #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #neurology #cva #stroke
PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #neurology #cva
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
up an ischemic CVA ... Evaluate ischemic CVA ... sn/sp) or • CTA ... MRI-confirmed non-lacunar CVA ... #ischemic #CVA
The middle cerebral artery territory is the most commonly affected territory in a cerebral infarction, due
Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty ... MCAterritory #brain #cva

Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) strokes can be challenging to diagnose, due to the variability in symptoms,
Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty ... #PCAstroke #cva
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome on Physical Exam

Prominent dilated collateral veins are seen bypassing the SVC obstruction

#SVC
Superior Vena Cava ... Superior #Vena #Cava ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Calcium Metabolism and management 

Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty

#calcium #metabolism #hypocalcemia #hypercalcemia #albumin
Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty
REBEL Review 84: Stroke Workflow in 2018 

#stroke #algorithm #cva #neurology #management #protocol
stroke #algorithm #cva