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RCA
LCA
CXA
LAD
Diagonal arteries
Marginal artery
PDA
Coronary Circulation (Normal type)
I CA
СХА
LAD
RCA
PDA
Left coronary artery
Circumflex artery (branch of LCA)
Left anterior descending (branch
RCA LCA CXA LAD ... Diagonal arteries ... Normal type) I CA ... #RCA #LCA #CXA ... CoronaryCirculation #ICA #CHA
The diagonal crease in the lobe of the ear (Frank's sign) is a sign theoretically related
The diagonal crease ... the ear (Frank's sign ... ) is a sign theoretically ... presence of the diagonal ... suggested that this sign
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
Tumor markers in clinical practice
Colorectal - CEA
Hepatocellular - AFP
Pancreatic - CA 19-9
Ovarian - CA 125
Breast -
Colorectal - CEA ... Pancreatic - CA ... 19-9 Ovarian - CA ... 125 Breast - CA
Eastchester Clapping Sign

Patient is asked to clap . Patient raises right hand but stops at the
Eastchester Clapping Sign ... A sign of Hemi-neglect ... a right sided CVA ... Eastchester #Clapping #Sign
Pathophysiology of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis

C1q/anti-C1q antibiody ->
Immune Complex Formation - Complement Pathway Activation (C3a and C5a)
Pathway Activation (C3a ... and C5a) -> Anaphylatoxins
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
Strokes #Syndromes #CVA ... Territory #Symptoms #Signs
Cerebral vascular accident-CVA

Hippocrates, “father of medicine” first recognized CVA > 2400 years ago & called it
vascular accident-CVA ... first recognized CVA ... @DharSaty #cva
REBEL Review 84: Stroke Workflow in 2018 

#stroke #algorithm #cva #neurology #management #protocol
stroke #algorithm #cva
Stroke Territories and Resulting Syndromes and Effects

#Stroke #CVA #Territories #Territory #Syndromes #Effects #Diagnosis #Localization
Effects #Stroke #CVA