What is it?
Known as a warning stroke and usually lasts less than five minutes
What is a Transient Ischemic Stroke? (TIA)
This BP order will be given to ischemic stroke patients who received no intervention
What is maintain BP < 220 /120 ?
This is a tool to quickly recognize signs and symptoms of a stroke (hint: mnemonic)
BEFAST
What does it stand for?
This can only be given within 4.5 hours of symptom onset
What is TPA (Alteplase) or TNK (Tenecteplase)?
This type of stroke is when blood flow in an artery becomes blocked
What is an ischemic stroke?
These precautions are used to prevent blood clots can be physical or medical.
What are VTE prophylaxis?
This is required within 10 minutes of arrival to the hospital when evaluating for a stroke
What is a CT scan?
Thrombolytic agents such as TPA or TNK, or a thrombectomy
What are treatment options for an ischemic stroke?
Increased age, family history, and male gender are examples of this
Non-modifiable risk factors
What is a -statin?
This is a validated evaluation tool with 11 different areas to measure stroke related deficits.
What is the NIHSS? (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)
Labetalol, Hydralazine, Nicardipine, and Esmolol are first line for this.
What are medications to manage blood pressure?
These strokes happen when an artery in the brain bursts due to increased pressure, or weakening of the vessel wall
What are hemorrhagic strokes?
This BP order will be given to hemorrhagic stroke patients.
What is an order to maintain BP <140/90 ?
The most accurate way to view signs of infarction in the brain.
What is a MRI?
Surgical interventions, such as clipping, coiling, and craniotomy
What are treatment options for hemorrhagic strokes?
Diabetes, HTN, A-fib, and Obesity are examples of this
What are modifiable risk factors for stroke?
This is the education all stroke patients should receive prior to discharge.
What is smoking cessation, diabetes management, lowering cholesterol, and improving blood pressure?
This is a 5-point disability rating scale for outcomes in patients' post-stroke and categorizes level of functional independence with reference to pre-stroke activities.
What is the Modified Rankin Scale?
What is a carotid endarterectomy?