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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
up an ischemic CVA ... • Non-contrast CT ... Evaluate ischemic CVA ... MRI-confirmed non-lacunar CVA ... #ischemic #CVA
Progression of Imaging Findings in Acute Stroke - Timeline
Onset → Hours → Days → Weeks →
• Non-Enhanced CT ... CBarreraMD #CVA
Chronic Occlusion of the Superior Vena Cava- On physical examination, marked venous dilatation was apparent on
Superior Vena Cava ... superior vena cava ... inferior vena cava ... #vena #cava #occlusion ... #NEJM
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
In detecting CT ... diagnosis #neurology #cva
Indications for Head CT before LP
 - Signs of Increased ICP (i.e. papilledema) 
 - History
Indications for Head CT ... CVA) - Changed
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
transformation by brain CT ... transformation by brain CT ... #TIA #Stroke #CVA
Clinical and Histopathological Findings in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease (GVHD). #Clinical #Honc #GVHD #GraftVersusHostDisease #NEJM
Chronic Graft-versus-Host ... #Clinical #Honc ... GraftVersusHostDisease #NEJM
Alectinib versus Crizotinib in Untreated ALK-Positive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer #EBM #Honc #Alectinib #Crizotinib #ALK #ALKPositive #NSCLC
Alectinib versus ... Lung Cancer #EBM #Honc ... VisualAbstract #NEJM
Adjuvant Nivolumab versus Ipilimumab in Resected Stage III or IV Melanoma - Recurrence-free Survival in the
Adjuvant Nivolumab versus ... Population #EBM #Honc ... Ipilimumab #Melanoma #NEJM
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke on CT ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI