Acute stroke care

by Uchino, Ken

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Title Statements

Full title :Acute stroke care / Ken Uchino, Jennifer Pary, James C. Grotta.

Summary

You have just encountered a possible stroke patient. You ask yourself: what should I do first? How do I know it is a stroke? Is it too late to reverse the damage? How do I do the right things in the right order? This book will help you answer these critical questions. It provides practical advice on the care of stroke patients in a range of acute settings. The content is arranged in chronological order, covering the things to consider in assessing and treating the patient in the emergency department, the stroke unit and then on transfer to a rehabilitation facility. All types of stroke are covered. This new edition provides updated information from recently completed clinical trials and added information on endovascular therapy, hemicraniectomy for severe stroke, DVT prophylaxis and stroke prevention. A comprehensive set of appendices contain useful reference information including dosing algorithms, conversion factors and stroke scales.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (256 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780521184847, 0521184843, 1139070673, 9781139070676, 9780511794568, 0511794568
oclc:ocn740225655
LC Classification:RC388.5
Dewey Decimal:616.816

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Abbreviations; 1 Stroke in the emergency department; Is this a stroke?; Definition; Presentation; Signs and symptoms characteristic of the various arterial territories; Diagnosis; Stroke mimics; What type of stroke?; 2 What to do first ; Airway -- breathing -- circulation (ABCs); What was the time of onset?; How bad are the symptoms now?; Do a non-contrast head CT; If the CT shows no blood, try to get the artery open; Recommended diagnostic evaluation; All patients; Selected patients; 3 Ischemic stroke; Definition.

EtiologyDiagnosis; The four components of ischemic stroke care; Acute therapy and optimization of neurological status; Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (TPA); Concurrent diagnostic testing; Maintenance of cerebral perfusion; Other options for maintenance of cerebral perfusion; Antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy as an acute treatment for ischemic stroke; Acute antiplatelet therapy; Acute anticoagulant therapy; Hyperglycemia; Hyperthermia; Etiological work-up for secondary prevention; Screening for arterial stenosis/obstruction; Cardiac evaluation.

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Subjects

Accidents vasculaires cérébraux -- Trai… Cerebrovascular disease -- Diagnosis Cerebrovascular disease -- Treatment Guides et manuels Handbook Handbooks and manuals Stroke -- diagnosis Stroke -- therapy