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Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
Acute Ischemic Stroke ... transformation by brain CT ... or MRI within 24 ... transformation by brain CT ... or MRI within 24
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... on CT and MRI. ... identified on T2 ... -weighted MRI and ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI
Progression of Imaging Findings in Acute Stroke - Timeline
Onset → Hours → Days → Weeks →
Findings in Acute Stroke ... • Non-Enhanced CT ... • FLAIR • T2 ... #CVA #Imaging #Stroke
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Drift Testing for Stroke ... In detecting CT ... /MRI abnormality ... Drift #Testing #Stroke
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... /MRI) 2. ... testing, LGE on MRI ... Symptoms - Prevent Stroke
Nystagmus from Wernicke’s Encephalopathy - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed T2 hyperintensities involving the
the brain showed T2 ... Neuro #Wernicke #MRI ... #Thalamus #NEJM
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 ... evolution of the T2 ... #Evolution #MRI ... #Progression #Stroke
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Computed Tomography (CT ... Resonance Imaging (MRI ... ) - T2, T1 precontrast ... Ultrasound #Contrast #CT ... #MRI #POCUS #radiology
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
enzymes, Head CT ... /S, EEG, Brain MRI ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
• Non-contrast CT ... a NCCT or • MRI ... Detected on NCCT vs MRI ... Defined if 1) CT ... ischemic #CVA #stroke