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Blood Pressure Management for Neurologic Emergencies
 - SAH 
 - ICH 
 - TBI 
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Blood Pressure Management ... ICH - TBI - Ischemic ... - Ischemic Stroke ... BloodPressure #Targets #CVA ... #Emergency #Management
Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel for acute high risk transient ischaemic attack and minor
risk transient ischaemic ... attack and minor ischaemic ... stroke: a clinical ... risk TIA or minor ischaemic ... #Management #Aspirin
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management ... Algorithm Clinical ... Immediate Workup Ischemic ... #Management #Algorithm ... differential #neurology #CVA
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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Indications for tPA in Stroke ... : • Clinical diagnosis ... of ischemic stroke ... incomplete list): • Ischemic ... #cva #management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... that will cause ischemia ... cyclophosphamide • Ischemic ... Pathway - Aspirin ... prevention (statin for CVA
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
after TIA or Acute Ischemic ... neurological deficit → No clinical ... worsening or clinical ... #CVA #neurology ... #management
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Evolution of MRI Findings ... in Stroke MR ... row) of an acute ischemic ... #Progression #Stroke ... #CVA #Clinical
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... thought to represent ischemic ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Timeline #Neurology #Radiology ... #Findings #Evolution
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
risk outweighed ischemic ... Periprocedural aspirin ... all patients in clinical ... #pharmacology #management ... #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... • <6mo since stroke ... medical and surgical management