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| build up of lipids and inflammatory cells |
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| hypertrophy of arterial smooth muscle cells |
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| static blood in atria or ventricles --> clot formation |
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| blood flow is temporarily blocked; resolution is spontaneous |
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| transient ischemic attack |
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| 80% cleared within 10 minutes from circulating plasma |
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| FDA approved for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke |
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| Avoid for the first 24 hours after r-tPA txt of acute ischemic stroke |
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| heparin; warfarin; aspirin, clopidogrel |
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| Hyperglycemia supportive care in an acute ischemic stroke |
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| monitor for the first 48 hrs; goal: 100-180 mg/dL; persistent (>200) during first 24 hrs associated with increased risk of hemorrhagic transformation, poor neurological outcomes and/or worsening thereof |
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| supportive care acute ischemic stroke: blood pressure control |
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| Labetalol (Trandate)- first line therapy; Nicardipine (Cardene)-second line therapy |
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| symptoms: acute neurologic deterioration, new headache, acute hypertension, nausea/vomiting |
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| suspected conversion from ischemic stroke to hemorrhagic |
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| management of hemorrhagic stroke |
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| airway; blood pressure; cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage; elevated intracranial pressure; fluid and electrolyte homeostasis; seizure prevention/treatment |
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| sustained narrowing of large cerebral vessels at the base of the brain leading to delayed ischemic neurologic deficits |
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| a primary concern with subarachnoid hemorrhage |
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| highly lipophilic calcium channel blocker (used for cerebral vasospasm) |
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| VTE Prophylaxis in ischemic stroke |
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| low dose SQ heparin or LMWH |
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| VTE prophylaxis for intracerebral hemorrhage |
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| compression stockings; low dose SQ heparin or LMWH |
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| VTE prophylaxis for subarachnoid hemorrhage |
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| window for r-tPA based on eligibility |
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| secondary stroke prevention |
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| antiplatelets; anticoagulants; statins; lifestyle modification |
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| Acute Ischemic Stroke: non-pharmacologic therapy: Severe cerebral edema from a large infarction |
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| craniectomy-- brain pressure release; decompression- limited to neurosurgical availability |
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| Acute Ischemic Stroke: non-pharmacologic therapy: Intracerebral hemorrhage |
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| surgery benefits: not well documented and controversial; extraventricular drain (EVD) and intracranial pressure monitoring |
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| Acute Ischemic Stroke: non-pharmacologic therapy: intracranial aneurysm or an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) |
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| clip or ablate offending vascular abnormalities |
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| secondary prevention of acute ischemic stroke |
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| Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)--- ulcerated carotid artery, stenotic carotid artery; Carotid stenting--- FDA investigational |
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| paralysis, cognitive deficits, language deficits, emotional deficits, pain |
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