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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
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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Indications for tPA ... in Stroke: • ... to intravenous tPA ... Contraindications to tPA ... #Indications #tPA
Hypertensive Emergency and Hypertensive Crisis - Blood Pressure Targets
 • Hypertensive Emergency
 • Ischemic Stroke (w/
Emergency • Ischemic Stroke ... (w/ tPA, w/o tPA ... • Hemorrhagic Stroke
Blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke - Timeline
Candidate for tPA:
 - Goal SBP <185 AND
acute ischemic stroke ... Candidate for tPA ... Candidate for tPA ... Hypertension #CVA #Stroke
Ischemic Stroke - Blood Pressure Management
 • No tPA  < 220 / 120 (permissive hypertension)
Ischemic Stroke ... Management • No tPA ... hypertension) • tPA ... SCVMCMed #Ischemic #Stroke
Contraindications to Thrombolytics

#Thrombolysis #Diagnosis #Management #Contraindications #Thrombolytics #TPA #STEMI #Stroke #CVA #Absolute #Relative
Thrombolytics #TPA ... #STEMI #Stroke
Important Blood Pressure Targets in the ED
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: 
    SBP < 140 -
Acute Ischemic Stroke ... - TPA Candidate ... : Before TPA ... 24 hours after TPA ... - Not TPA Candidate
Alteplase (t-PA) for Acute Ischemic Stroke: 
Dosage, Mixing, and Administration Instructions

#TPA #Thrombolytics #Stroke #CVA #Dosage #Dosing
Alteplase (t-PA) ... Acute Ischemic Stroke ... Instructions #TPA ... Thrombolytics #Stroke
Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

#Thrombotic #Microangiopathy #TMA #Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm #workup
Microangiopathy (TMA ... and Management Algorithm ... Microangiopathy #TMA ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Tranexamic Acid: Mechanism of Action
 - TXA is an anti-fibrinolytic
 - TXA is a synthetic analog
Mechanism of Action - TXA ... anti-fibrinolytic - TXA ... acid lysine - TXA ... to plasmin - TXA ... pathophysiology #hematology #TXA