Outline

There are updates on stroke prevention.

• Guidelines for Modifiable Risk Factors
• Hypertension Recommendations
• Cardiac Connections
• Obesity Epidemic
• Are We Making Progress?

There are challenges of the exam.

• Determining Mental Status
• Cranial Nerve Assessment Key Findings
• Differentiating the Cause When Seconds Count
• NIHSS Guidelines
• Stroke Rapid Response Teams

There are two types of strokes: stroke mimiccs and chameleons.

• Interpreting Imaging & Other Diagnostics
• Metabolic Problems
• Central Nervous System Problems
• Psychiatric Disorders
• Migraine Headaches

Acute stroke care.

• The Stroke Timeline
• Critical History Questions
• Hyper-Acute Care Standards
• Time Targets for Triage
• Key Diagnostics
• Acute Blood Pressure Management

Ischemic strokes.

• Thrombotic Strokes
• Major Symptoms by Region
• Hypercoagulable Work-up
• Embolic Strokes
• Symptoms by Arterial Involvement

There are current management strategies.

• Joint Commission Core Measures
• Fluid Management
• Seizure Management
• Intra-Arterial t-PA
• Stenting
• Therapeutic Hypothermia
• Compressive Craniectomy
• Mechanical Clot Retrieval
• MERCI Retriever
• Treatments on the Horizon
• AANN Guidelines & Expected Outcomes

Hemorrhagic strokes can be life threatening.

• Latest Clinical Treatment Advances
• Managing Increased Intracranial Pressure
• Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
• Grading Scales

Complications of stroke should be limited.

• Controversial Therapies
• Nursing Responsibilities
• New Technology Improving Outcomes

There is stroke medication from A to Z.

• Anticoagulants
• Antihypertensives
• Glycemic Control
• Neurostimulants
• Thrombolytics
• Clinical Trials on the Horizon

The primary stroke center is being expanded.

• The Transition to Comprehensive Stroke Centers
• Best Demonstrated Practices
• Updates & Improvements More than a Decade Later