UID:
almafu_9960117168502883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 213 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-107-15793-5
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1-280-91693-1
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9786610916931
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0-511-29012-8
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0-511-32117-1
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0-511-28952-9
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0-511-28820-4
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0-511-54510-X
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0-511-28888-3
Series Statement:
Cambridge pocket clinicians
Content:
You have just encountered a possible stroke patient. You ask yourself, what should I do first? How do I know it is a stroke? Is it too late to reverse the damage? How do I do the right things in the right order? This book will help you answer these critical questions. It provides practical advice on the care of stroke patients in a range of acute settings. As new and effective treatments become available, and designated stroke centers are created, this guidebook will help inform the healthcare professionals responsible for delivering care. The content is arranged in chronological order, covering the things to consider in assessing and treating the patient in the emergency department, the stroke unit, and then on transfer to a rehabilitation facility. All types of stroke are covered. A comprehensive set of appendices contain useful reference information including dosing algorithms, conversion factors and stroke scales.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Preface --
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List of abbreviations --
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Stroke in the emergency department --
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Is this a stroke? --
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What type of stroke? --
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What to do first --
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Airway -- breathing -- circulation (ABCs) --
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What was the time of onset? --
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How bad are the symptoms now? --
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Do a non-contrast head CT --
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If the CT shows no blood, try to get the artery open --
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Recommended diagnostic evaluation --
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Ischemic stroke --
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Definition --
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Etiology --
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Diagnosis --
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The four components of ischemic stroke care --
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Acute therapy and optimization of neurological status --
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Etiological work-up for secondary prevention --
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Prevention of neurological deterioration or medical complications --
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Stroke recovery and rehabilitation --
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Ischemic stroke outcome --
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General timeline --
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TPA protocol --
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TPA indications --
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Strong contraindications --
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Relative contraindications --
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Procedure --
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Dose --
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Sample post-TPA orders --
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Risks vs. benefits of TPA --
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Unproven therapies.
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) --
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Definition --
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Epidemiology --
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Presentation --
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Diagnosis --
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Ruptured aneurysms : management --
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Prognosis --
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Admission sequence --
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Unruptured aneurysms --
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Organization of stroke care --
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Timely care --
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Stroke units --
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Stroke centers --
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Stroke teams --
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Rehabilitation --
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Secondary stroke prevention --
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Prevention of medical complications --
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Multidisciplinary rehabilitation team --
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Discharge planning --
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Appendix 1 : Numbers and calculations --
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Appendix 2 : IV TPA dosing chart --
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Appendix 3 : Sample admission orders --
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Appendix 4 : Sample discharge summary --
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Appendix 5 : Stroke radiology --
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Appendix 6 : Transcranial doppler ultrasound (TCD) --
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Appendix 7 : Heparin protocol --
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Appendix 8 : Insulin protocol --
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Appendix 9 : Medical complications --
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Appendix 10 : Brainstem syndromes --
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Appendix 11 : Cerebral arterial anatomy --
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Appendix 12 : Stroke in the young and less common stroke diagnoses --
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Appendix 13 : Brain death criteria --
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Appendix 14 : Neurological scales --
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Recommended reading --
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References.
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Neurological deterioration in acute ischemic stroke --
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Probable causes --
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Initial evaluation of patients with neurologic deterioration --
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Stroke enlargement --
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Drop in perfusion pressure --
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Recurrent stroke --
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Cerebral edema and mass effect --
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Hemorrhagic transformation --
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Metabolic disturbance --
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Seizure --
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Symptom fluctuations without a good cause --
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The uncooperative patient --
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Ischemic stroke prevention : why we do the things we do --
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Investigations --
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Ischemic stroke prevention : general measures --
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Atrial fibrillation (A fib) --
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Carotid stenosis --
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Acute carotid occlusion --
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Lacunar strokes --
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Cervical arterial dissection --
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Patent foramen ovale --
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Transient ischemic attack (TIA) --
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Definition --
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Etiology --
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Presentation --
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Differential diagnosis --
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Clinical approach to a patient with suspected TIA --
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Prognosis after TIA --
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Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) --
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Definition --
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Etiology --
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Presentation --
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Diagnosis and evaluation --
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Management --
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-67494-8
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511545108
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