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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
review • Physical exam ... NCCT vs MRI w/o ... #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist ... #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... mean 58 mg/dL in one
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... dependent DM ACS ... - what is the bleeding ... CPAP if they have one ... • <6mo since stroke
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
on Physical Exam ... Entering VA was ... this are tumors, strokes ... diagnosed with MS ... ophthalmology #neurology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... include a: • Neurologic ... hearing loss Exam ... cause unknown) ... , CVA • Infectious
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
neuritis from stroke ... components: targeted neurologic ... disposition, even if the cause ... #Posterior #CVA ... #HINTS #Exam #Vestibular