Patient Care/Assessment
F in the FAST acronym to assess for stroke
Facial Droop
On the Mayo Clinic intranet, this is where you can find updated information and guidelines about stroke
Stroke Center - ARZ
We must show the DNV proof of this many hours of stroke education per year for all staff in IR
4 hours per year
Where can you look to see which neurosurgeon is on call?
Red Phone
LKN stands for
Last known normal (last time patient was without stroke symptoms)
This thrombolytic medicine may be given as a bolus and then a drip over 60 minutes
Alteplase (t - PA)
Remember to complete the IR to ICU portion of this form to give with report to the ICU
Tear and Go for LVO Handoff Tool (Blue sheet)
If the patient has a sleep stroke, this modality would be used to determine the approximate time of the stroke
MRI
When we are asking a stroke patient questions, we are attempting to assess what?
Slurred speech or aphasia
Suspected stroke patient will be sent for a STAT head CT to assess for this type of stroke which makes them not a candidate for t-PA or MT
Hemorrhagic stroke
TICI score stands for this
(TICI) Thrombolysis in cerebral infarction score
Who needs to place the order for the IR procedure once a Large Vessel Occlusion (LVO) is determined?
Neurosurgery (PA, resident, fellow or attending)
If patient received a thrombolytic medication, notify anesthesia or provider if patient complains of HA, HTN, N/V or change in neuro status. Why?
Patient may have symptomatic intracerebral hemmorrhage
If a patient here for an IR procedure has stroke symptoms, this is how we call for a stroke alert
Rapid Response Nurse 2-2777
How often do we check and document bilateral distal pulses in a Stroke/Mechanical Thrombolysis case?
Pre procedure, at time of hemostasis and every 15 minutes thereafter
This thrombolytic medicine may be given as a bolus only
Tenecteplase (TNKase)