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Acute Ischemic Stroke Diagnosis and Management

#Ischemic #Stroke #Acute #Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Acute Ischemic Stroke ... Diagnosis and Management ... #Ischemic #Stroke ... #Acute #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

 • Initial Assessment
 • BP/Temp/BG
 • IV Alteplase
 • Tx of ICB
Acute Ischemic Stroke ... Management ... #Ischemic #Stroke ... #Management #CVA ... #neurology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
> 50x normal - Ischemic ... > 20x normal - Acute ... AST:ALT = 1 - Ischemia ... Viral Hepatitis, Ischemic ... #hepatology #LFTs
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management ... Immediate Workup ... Ischemic Stroke ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke - Timeline
Candidate for tPA:
 - Goal SBP <185 AND
Blood pressure management ... in acute ischemic ... stroke - Timeline ... #ischemic #Timeline ... #neurology #permissive
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Stroke Etiologies ... Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH) Ischemic ... Endocarditis, Acute ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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: • Clinical diagnosis ... of ischemic stroke ... incomplete list): • Ischemic ... #cva #management ... #neurology
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Liver Injury ... - Ichemic hepatitis ... Drug-Induced liver injury ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Diagnosis
Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel for acute high risk transient ischaemic attack and minor
clopidogrel for acute ... risk transient ischaemic ... attack and minor ischaemic ... risk TIA or minor ischaemic ... #Neurology #Management
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
of COVID-19 • Neurologic ... Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke ... kidney injury, ... shock, Myocardial ischemia ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis