BEFAST
The 'S' in BEFAST stands for
What is speech?
What is the MCA or Middle cerebral artery
The most common side effect after thrombolytic therapy has been given
What is bleeding?
The time a patient was noted to be without stroke symptoms
What is the Last Known Normal time?
The most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhages
What is uncontrolled Hypertension?
The 'A' in BEFAST stands for
What is arms?
The name of the arterial network located at the skull base allowing arterial blood flow exchange between the anterior and the posterior circulation, and between the right and left hemispheres.
What is the Circle of Willis?
The maximum systolic blood pressure that is acceptable prior to initiation of thrombolytic
What is 185?
The scale used to calculate the severity of a stroke.
What is the NIHSS?
The medication used to prevent seizure with the onset of high risk hemorrages
What is Keppra?
The 'F' in BEFAST stands for
What is Face
The artery that supplies the Middle Cerebral Artery
What is the Internal Carotid artery?
The acceptable time frame from from Last known normal to consider thrombolytic therapy
What is 3 to 4.5 hours?
The imaging test that is used to determine if a stroke is hemorrhagic or ischemic
What is noncontrast head CT?
This medication should be given if a patient is taking oral anticoagulants and has an intracerebral hemorrhage
What is K Centra or anticoagulation reversals?
The 'E' in BEFAST stands for
What is eyes?
The large artery that supplies the posterior cerebral circulation.
What is the Basilar artery?
The INR level that is acceptable to give thrombolytic therapy when a patient is on Coumadin
What is 1.6 or lower?
The imaging test used to identify a large vessel occlusion
What is CT angiogram or CTA?
Name a simple intervention that should be initiated upon discover of a hemorrhagic stroke
What is elevate HOB and/or brain rest?
Most symptom most commonly associated with Posterior stroke
What is Dizziness?
The arteries that fuse to make the Basilar artery
What are the vertebral arteries?
A potentially life threatening complication after thrombolytic is given that includes swelling of the tongue and or lips
What is angioedema?
The imaging test used to help determine if there is salvageable tissue or penumbra around the core stroke site
What is CT perfusion or CTP?
Bleeding in the space that surrounds the brain, most commonly caused by an aneurysm
What is subarachnoid Hemorrhage?