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Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation ... and Management Algorithm ... Immediate Workup ... #Management #Algorithm ... differential #neurology #CVA
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... coags • +/- hypercoagulable ... MRI-confirmed non-lacunar CVA ... #ischemic #CVA ... #stroke #workup
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Approach to the Hypercoagulable ... - No other workup ... - Strong Medicine ... #Workup #hematology ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Timing of Hypercoagulable Testing Following Unprovoked VTE
Workup Algorithm

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine https://www.youtube.com/c/EricsMedi

#unprovoked
Timing of Hypercoagulable ... Unprovoked VTE Workup ... Algorithm - ... - Strong Medicine ... #Workup #hematology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Algorithm History ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... score for PE • CTA ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup
An Approach to Acute Dyspnea - Diagnostic Framework

From the HPI, PMH, vitals, focused physical exam (e.g.
(e.g. cardiac, pulmonary ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... Dyspnea #Acute #Workup ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
pressure (PAp) ● Pulmonary ... ]/CO) ● Pulmonary ... Left ventricular stroke ... work index (LVSWI ... work index (RVSWI
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... Echo, LE doppler, CTA ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
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ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
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CVP

PAP PCWP

CO C(a-v)02 PVR

SVR
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Cardiogenic shock
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Septic shock
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Cardiac Tamponade
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RV
mL/beat CO/HR Stroke ... Stroke Volume Index ... 0.0144 Ventricular Stroke ... Work Index, Left ... 0.0144 Ventricular Stroke
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic Stroke ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... infarction • Pulmonary ... #Ischemic #Stroke ... #CVA #Neurology