Recognition
What the letters of BEFAST represent.
What are balance, eyes, facial droop, arm weakness, and time.
The gold standard for diagnosing acute ischemic stroke.
What is MRI? What is MRI brain?
The medical term that refers to difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphagia?
This piece of information is used to determine how much Tenecteplase to give.
The medical director of stroke who oversees CSMH, CSMC, and Torrance.
Who is doctor Song?
These symptoms are highly suggestive of a middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke?
What are aphasia, facial droop, and arm/grip weakness?
The purpose for the stat non-contrast head CT during code stroke.
What is rule out bleeding in the brain?
What is rule out hemorrhagic stroke?
The medical term that refers to uncoordinated movement.
What is ataxia?
Five modifiable risk factors for stroke.
What are hypertension, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, smoking, obesity, sleep apnea, diabetes, stress, sedentary lifestyle, etc?
The large blood vessel that runs the length of the brainstem.
What is the basilar artery?
These could be signs of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
What is sudden onset/thunderclap headache?
What is the worst headache of life?
What is sudden onset nausea and vomiting with elevated BP?
What is sudden onset headache with neck pain/stiffness?
What it is CTA/MRA?
What is CTA/p?
The medical term that refers to double vision.
This piece of information is used to determine if the patient is within the window for treatment with thrombolytics.
What is last known well time?
5 of the elements of the standard of care for patients admitted with new stroke
What are?:
Lipid panel, A1C, CTA, MRI brain, TTE, antiplatelet, swallow screen, permissive HTN, SLP/OT/PT
These symptoms are characteristic of a stroke in the occipital lobe.
What is hemianopsia?
What is diplopia?
The TTE with bubble study is used to identify this risk for acute ischemic stroke.
What is a PFO?
What is a patent foramen ovale?
The medical term that refers to slurred speech.
The goal door-to-needle time.
Two medical interventions for subarachnoid/intracerebral hemorrhage (meaning things a doctor needs to order).
What are?:
Intubation, reversal agents, labetalol, nicardipine.
These symptoms, although often overlooked, can be signs of a cerebellar stroke.
What are dizziness, gait instability, ataxia?
During assessment for wake-up stroke, these two imaging modalities must be pursued in order to determine indication for thrombolytics.
What are CTA and MRI?
The area of potentially salvageable brain tissue that surrounds the ischemic core.
What is the penumbra?
2 potential complications of thrombolytic administration.
What is bleeding?
What is conversion to hemorrhagic stroke?
What is angioedema?
Sign of a stroke that may have occurred due to posterior cerebral artery (PCA) occlusion
What is hemianopia or diplopia