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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
up an ischemic CVA ... A) Initial Evaluation ... CVA (core, penumbra ... #CVA #stroke #workup ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation ... Immediate Workup ... Ischemic Stroke ... #differential #neurology ... #CVA
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Workup Osmotic ... - Strong Medicine ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... differential #testing #evaluation
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... thought to represent ischemic ... images show a chronic ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology
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 ... acute from the chronic ... #CVA #Clinical ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
have had prior evaluations ... • Colorectal CA ... pregnancy • Ovarian CA ... mesenteric ischemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic ... Stroke - Differential ... infarction • Pulmonary ... • Shock #Ischemic ... #Stroke #CVA #Neurology
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
Findings in Acute Stroke ... bright in the chronic ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... Radiology #Findings #Evolution
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Management Checklist Evaluation ... Lytes including Ca ... in cardiogenic pulmonary ... patients With chronic ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... history of: a) Ischemic ... b) CHF c) CVA ... • <6mo since stroke