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Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation ... • Eyes: vision loss ... Immediate Workup Ischemic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Causes of Stroke - Ischemic, Hemorrhagic, Subarachnoid - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic
 • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Causes of Stroke ... - Ischemic, Hemorrhagic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... AlgorithmIschemic ... #CVA #Neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Hematuria 

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong 

#Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Workup #Evaluation #Urology #PrimaryCare
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... #Hematuria #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Workup ... #Evaluation #Urology
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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: • Clinical diagnosis ... of ischemic stroke ... • Measurable neurologic ... age >80 or other less ... cva #management #neurology
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... subarachnoid hemorrhage Ischemic ... #Algorithm #management ... #neurology #treatment
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disease • Central: Stroke ... neuropathy (DM, B12 ... Sensorineural loss ... #neurology
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... thought to represent ischemic ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... #Progression #Timeline ... #Neurology #Radiology
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Findings in Stroke ... row) of an acute ischemic ... #Progression #Stroke ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology ... #Evolution #Timeline
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Deafferentation - Loss ... Limb • Post-stroke ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
A) Initial Evaluation ... angiography • +/- Vit B12 ... #CVA #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist ... #neurology