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Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management Algorithm ... Clinical suspicion ... Stroke #Management #Algorithm ... differential #neurology #CVA
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
Anticoagulation after TIA ... Ischemic Stroke • TIA ... neurological deficit → No clinical ... worsening or clinical ... #Stroke #CVA #neurology
Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel for acute high risk transient ischaemic attack and minor
ischaemic stroke: a clinical ... after high risk TIA ... Antiplatelet #Therapy #CVA ... #TIA #Stroke #Neurology
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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Indications for tPA ... in Stroke: • Clinical ... to intravenous tPA ... #Indications #tPA ... #Stroke #cva #management
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
vertebrobasilar, TIA ... contusion • Tumours: CPA ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm
PFO with shunting on Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c) 
74 yo presents with CVA. RoPE score of 4.
presents with CVA ... Echocardiogram #a4c #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Free fluid + empty uterus + positive pregnancy test = better start looking for a mass!
If
blood, consider TXA ... Pregnancy #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Transvaginal #Clinical
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram before and after TPA
POCUS Echocardiogram in suspected hypoxic COVID patient
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... based on POCUS ... Medicine in 2021 = POCUS ... #clinical #a4c
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS ... be lysed with tPA ... Effusion #MPE #Lung #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
spectrum, based on clinical ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Evaluation #Protocol #Algorithm