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Progression of Imaging Findings in Acute Stroke - Timeline
Onset → Hours → Days → Weeks →
• FLAIR • T2 ... CBarreraMD #CVA
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
up an ischemic CVA ... Evaluate ischemic CVA ... Evaluate underlying cause ... Ruled out other causes ... #ischemic #CVA
Causes of Stroke - Ischemic, Hemorrhagic, Subarachnoid - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic
 • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Causes of Stroke ... Hemorrhage #Stroke #CVA ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
identified on T2 ... identified on T2 ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI
Miosis Causes - 4 P's Mnemonic
Constricted: pupils < 2mm, Pinpoint: pupils < 1mm
 • Pain Killer:
Miosis Causes - ... Pontine hemorrhage / CVA
Comparison of Common MRI Sequences - T1 vs T2 vs Flair
T1:
 • CSF IS DARK
 •
Sequences - T1 vs T2 ... MATTER IS WHITE T2 ... #clinical #T1 #T2
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
Comparison: T1 vs T2 ... Matter is White T2 ... drdevrad #T1 #T2
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
evolution of the T2 ... On the T2-weighted ... Progression #Stroke #CVA
Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
Pemberton's Sign caused ... Elevating the arms causes ... superior vena cava