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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
up an ischemic CVA ... a NCCT or • MRI ... brain w/o contrast ... Detected on NCCT vs MRI ... Defined if 1) CT/MRI-confirmed
Circle of Willis and brain circulation 
Herophilus of Chalcedon (335-280 BC), “Father of Anatomy,” described the
of Willis and brain ... the base of the brain ... #neuroanaromy #cva ... #baseofbrain #brain
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management Algorithm ... speech • Time is brain ... Stroke #Management #Algorithm ... differential #neurology #CVA
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
transformation by brain ... CT or MRI within ... transformation by brain ... CT or MRI within ... #TIA #Stroke #CVA
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... AVM, Aneurysm, Brain ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
- DWI in brain ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
nasopharyngeal CA ... Remember the name Mi-kay-la ... MRI brain and C-spine
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... Vascular narrowing on MRA ... /CTA • Anterior ... parietal lobes of the brain
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... : Often breast CA ... small cell lung CA ... , RBC, kidney, brain ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Algorithm for the diagnosis and management of iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT). In the absence of
Algorithm for the ... inferior vena cava ... low-molecular-weight heparin, MR