21 Management of Stroke
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Stroke Overview
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CT
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- in heart attack: give heparain/warfarin/anti-platelets
- in stroke: doesn't work
Thrombolysis
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- very significant risk of bleeding, must run through CI
- high bp raises risk of bleeding
Post Stroke
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- someone with stroke automatically gets warfarin if has afib
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