[Immediate Download] Advances in Stroke Care – Cedric McKoy

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• Technology Updates that Improve Outcomes
• New Procedures that Expand the Treatment Window
• The Best Medications and Key Timing Guidelines
• Assessment Data You Should NEVER Miss
• Making Sense of the Mimics
• 10 Years Later: The Evolution of the Primary Stroke Center

John reported to the ER that he has a headaches that doesn’t go away and his vision is blurry. He thinks it is a sinus problem. You can see that he is slurring his words when you are taking his history. Are you prepared for an emergency that is happening right in front of you? It’s important that healthcare providers have the confidence to quickly assess and intervene when patients present with neurological symptoms. There is a short window for treatment for stroke patients. This is an in-depth look at the advances in stroke management. In order to provide the best and most up-to-date care to patients and their families, every nurse needs to know these critical concepts. He makes complex concepts understandable and provides useful tips and tools you can use immediately.

When faced with a stroke emergency, be prepared to make the difference between a good and bad outcome.

1. Summarize the latest clinical advances in stroke assessment and treatment.
2. Describe the rationale behind acute perfusion strategies, including the indications and contraindications with t-PA and Mechanical Clot retrieval.
3. Explain the role of a Stroke Rapid Response Team.
4. Demonstrate a focused neurological exam for the patient potentially experiencing a stroke.
5. Compare ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes.
6. Develop a plan of care for a patient in the hyper-acute stage of stroke treatment.

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

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