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Blood Pressure Management for Neurologic Emergencies
 - SAH 
 - ICH 
 - TBI 
 -
Ischemic Stroke (no TPA ... Ischemic Stroke + TPA
Hypertensive Emergency and Hypertensive Crisis - Blood Pressure Targets
 • Hypertensive Emergency
 • Ischemic Stroke (w/
Ischemic Stroke (w/ tPA ... , w/o tPA) • Hemorrhagic
Ischemic Stroke - Blood Pressure Management
 • No tPA  < 220 / 120 (permissive hypertension)
Management • No tPA ... hypertension) • tPA
Blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke - Timeline
Candidate for tPA:
 - Goal SBP <185 AND
Candidate for tPA ... Candidate for tPA
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram before and after TPA
POCUS Echocardiogram in suspected hypoxic COVID patient
before and after TPA ... TPA pushed at bedside ... right) 24h post TPA ... Echocardiogram #TPA
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Contraindications to Thrombolytics

#Thrombolysis #Diagnosis #Management #Contraindications #Thrombolytics #TPA #STEMI #Stroke #CVA #Absolute #Relative
Thrombolytics #TPA
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
 •
Indications for tPA ... to intravenous tPA ... Contraindications to tPA ... #Indications #tPA
Important Blood Pressure Targets in the ED
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: 
    SBP < 140 -
Ischemic Stroke - TPA ... : Before TPA ... 24 hours after TPA ... Ischemic Stroke - Not TPA
tPA Code Stroke Dosing Chart

Total Dose = 0.9 mg/kg (maximum dose =90 mg)
 - give 10%
tPA Code Stroke ... over 1 hour #TPA
Alteplase (t-PA) for Acute Ischemic Stroke: 
Dosage, Mixing, and Administration Instructions

#TPA #Thrombolytics #Stroke #CVA #Dosage #Dosing
Alteplase (t-PA) ... Instructions #TPA