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Blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke - Timeline
Candidate for tPA:
 - Goal SBP <185 AND
management in acute ... ischemic stroke ... Candidate for tPA ... Candidate for tPA ... Hypertension #CVA #Stroke
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
 •
Indications for tPA ... to intravenous tPA ... present, in which case ... Contraindications to tPA ... #Indications #tPA
Blood Pressure Management for Neurologic Emergencies
 - SAH 
 - ICH 
 - TBI 
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TBI - Ischemic Stroke ... (no TPA) - Ischemic ... Stroke + TPA By ... #Targets #CVA #Stroke
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
Anticoagulation after TIA ... or Acute Ischemic ... StrokeTIA ... ≥ 1 day after stroke ... Anticoagulation #TIA
Important Blood Pressure Targets in the ED
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: 
    SBP < 140 -
Ischemic Stroke ... - TPA Candidate ... : Before TPA ... 24 hours after TPA ... - Not TPA Candidate
Hypertensive Emergency and Hypertensive Crisis - Blood Pressure Targets
 • Hypertensive Emergency
 • Ischemic Stroke (w/
Emergency • Ischemic Stroke ... (w/ tPA, w/o tPA ... • Hemorrhagic Stroke
Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel for acute high risk transient ischaemic attack and minor
clopidogrel for acute ... minor ischaemic stroke ... after high risk TIA ... minor ischaemic stroke ... #Therapy #CVA #TIA
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Polyneuropathy, Acute ... stroke, Acute spinal ... Deep coma (any cause ... Hyperreflexia #Testing #Causes
Ischemic Stroke - Blood Pressure Management
 • No tPA  < 220 / 120 (permissive hypertension)
Ischemic Stroke ... Management • No tPA ... hypertension) • tPA ... SCVMCMed #Ischemic #Stroke
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central Causes ... - Vascular - Stroke ... ischemic attack (TIA ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine