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what test do you do in young pt w/o strong risk factors and/or Fam Hx of stroke
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cerebral angiogram
CBC, platelet count, INR, PTT, chem 20 |
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what test do you do if there's anterior circulation stroke
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carotid ultrasound (makes sense b/c the IC supplies the anterior circulation)
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what test do you do for moderate-high grade carotid stenosis
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-1st ultrasound
-then cerebral angiogram |
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what test do you do in all stroke pts
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EKG
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what test do you do if there are risk factors for cardiogenic stroke?
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echocardiogram
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what test do you do to identify cardiac thrombi in the left atrium
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transesopagheal echocardiogra
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what test do you do in pts with A fib?
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transesophageal echocardiogram
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"worst H/A of my life" suggests
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subarachnoid hemorrhage
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what test do you do in subarachnoid hemorrhage
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-1st do CT
-if CT does not show blood and subarachnoid hemorrhage is suspected, do lumbar puncture to exclude blood in CSF (makes sense b/c subarachoid area contains CSF, so if there's a subarachnoid hemorrhage, there will be blood in CNS) |
