Mary Carter Denny

Acute Stroke Care (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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? This book provides integral assistance in answering these critical questions. All content is arranged in chronological order, covering all considerations in assessing and treating patients in the emergency room, stroke unit, and rehabilitation facilities. This new edition offers readers the latest information on stroke treatment, and features brand new chapters on stroke radiology, endovascular therapy, the uncommon causes of stroke, cerebral venous thrombosis, stroke prevention, and the transition to outpatient care. The comprehensive set of appendices contains useful reference information, including dosage algorithms, conversion factors, and stroke scales.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108617116
• Artikelnr.: 66178859

Autorenporträt

M. Carter Denny MD, MPH is an assistant professor of neurology in the stroke program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC. She completed her two-year vascular neurology fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Stroke in the emergency department
2. What to do first
3. Ischemic stroke
4. Stroke radiology
5. Intravenous thrombolysis
6. Endovascular therapy (ET)
7. Neurological deterioration in acute ischemic stroke
8. Ischemic stroke etiology and secondary prevention
9. Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
10. Less common causes of stroke
11. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
12. Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
13. Subarachnoid hemorrage (SAH)
14. Organization of stroke care
15. Stroke rehabilitation
16. Transition to outpatient stroke care.