The Code Stroke Handbook
Approach to the Acute Stroke Patient
- 1st Edition - May 19, 2020
- Authors: Andrew Micieli, Raed Joundi, Houman Khosravani, Julia Hopyan, David J. Gladstone
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 5 2 2 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 5 2 3 - 5
A 65-year-old patient arrives at the Emergency Department with stroke symptoms that began 45 minutes ago. You are called STAT!Acute stroke management has changed dramat… Read more
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Request a sales quote- An easy-to-read, practical, clinical resource spread over 12 chapters covering the basics of code stroke consultations: history-taking, stroke mimics, neurological examination, acute stroke imaging (non-contrast CT/CT angiography/CT perfusion), and treatment (thrombolysis and endovascular therapy)
- Includes clinical pearls and pitfalls, neuroanatomy diagrams, and stroke syndromes, presented in an easily digestible format and book size that is convenient to carry around for quick reference when on-call at the hospital
- Provides foundational knowledge for medical students and residents before starting your neurology, emergency medicine, or internal medicine rotations
Medical students, residents, interns, neurologists, emergency physicians, internists, nurses, and paramedics
1. History Taking
2. Stroke Mimics
3. NIH Stroke Scale and Neurological Examination
4. Stroke Syndromes
5. Stroke Imaging: Noncontrast Head CT
6. Stroke Imaging: CT Angiography
7. Stroke Imaging: CT Perfusion
8. Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment: Alteplase
9. Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment: Endovascular Therapy
10. Basilar Artery Occlusion
11. Acute Stroke Treatment: Acute Blood Pressure Management and Anticoagulation Reversal
12. Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment: Acute Antiplatelet Therapy
- No. of pages: 238
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 19, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128205228
- eBook ISBN: 9780128205235
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Andrew Micieli
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Raed Joundi
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Houman Khosravani
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Julia Hopyan
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