Stroke & Neurologic Emergencies
This acronym helps recognize stroke symptoms: Balance, Eyes, Face, Arm, Speech, Time.
What is BE FAST?
CPP equals MAP minus this pressure
What is ICP (intracranial pressure)?
This shock type results from loss of circulating volume.
What is hypovolemic shock?
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated response to infection.
What is sepsis?
Autoimmune disease characterized by fatigable muscle weakness and ptosis.
What is Myasthenia Gravis?
This imaging study is the first test used to distinguish ischemic from hemorrhagic stroke.
What is a CT scan of the head?
The recommended head-of-bed position for many patients with elevated ICP.
What is 30 degrees?
Cool skin, tachycardia, and anxiety are commonly seen in this stage of shock.
What is compensated shock?
This laboratory value is commonly trended to assess tissue hypoperfusion in sepsis.
What is lactate?
Acute immune-mediated disorder often causing ascending weakness and decreased reflexes.
What is Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)?
Before giving thrombolytics, the blood pressure must be below this value.
What is 185/110 mm Hg?
Bradycardia, widening pulse pressure, and irregular respirations are known as this response.
What is Cushing's triad?
This type of shock commonly occurs after a myocardial infarction.
What is cardiogenic shock?
The first-line vasopressor for septic shock
What is norepinephrine?
The two primary treatments for severe GBS
What are IVIG and plasma exchange?
A sudden fixed, dilated pupil may indicate this life-threatening neurologic event.
What is brain herniation?
This hyperosmolar medication reduces cerebral edema and ICP.
What is Mannitol?
Pulmonary embolism, cardiac tamponade, and tension pneumothorax cause this category of shock.
What is obstructive shock?
The target MAP for most adults with septic shock
What is 65 mm Hg?
Respiratory failure in GBS can develop even when this measurement remains normal.
What is SpO₂ (oxygen saturation)?
This score evaluates eye opening, verbal response, and motor response
What is the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)?
According to severe TBI guidelines, sustained ICP above this number warrants treatment.
What is 22 mm Hg?
This distributive shock often presents with hypotension and relative bradycardia after spinal cord injury
What is neurogenic shock?
Antibiotics for probable sepsis with shock should ideally be administered within this timeframe.
What is within 1 hour?
Progressive motor neuron disease associated with weakness, atrophy, fasciculations, and spasticity.
What is ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)?
This complication of sepsis causes both excessive clotting and bleeding because clotting factors and platelets are consumed.
What is Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)?