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Contraindications to Thrombolytics

#Thrombolysis #Diagnosis #Management #Contraindications #Thrombolytics #TPA #STEMI #Stroke #CVA #Absolute #Relative
Contraindications to Thrombolytics ... #Thrombolysis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #TPA #STEMI #Stroke ... #CVA #Absolute
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... hemorrhage Ischemic: • Thrombotic ... #CVA #Differential ... management #neurology #treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... and iron release Diagnosis ... Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ... functional ID) Treatment ... mortality and CV
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly: frontal bossing ... Mortality due to CVD ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Endocrinology #Treatment ... #Pathophysiology
Cervical Artery Dissection (CAD): 

🩸Occurs as a result of the interplay among risk factors, minor trauma,
🩸Diagnosis can ... acute ischemic stroke ... to CAD, acute treatment ... strategies such as thrombolysis ... cervicalartery #cva
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
used to estimate stroke ... Venous Pressure (CVP ... ): Measures CVP ... analogous to PPV, absolute ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis