Big Brain Time!

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  1. 2. Every Stroke Alert patient should receive a CT AND ________ immediately unless there is a known contraindication, such as allergy or renal disease.
  2. 7. This crucial piece of data must be documented, and represents the time the patient was last known to be at baseline function.
  3. 10. A Stroke Alert is paged for any patient with stroke symptoms within the last ________ ________ hours.
  4. 13. Patients outside the window for TPA may still qualify for a ________.
  5. 14. This medication is often given orally to patients AFTER a swallow screen.
  6. 15. An accurate ________ is crucial for dosing IV thrombolytic.
  7. 16. The Teleneurologist can read the CT and CTA ________ without waiting for a radiologist report.
  8. 19. A period of acute neurological change that is now resolved, this is a high-risk warning sign of impending.
  9. 20. These patients often present with confusion related to systemic infection, but should still be rule out for stroke if there is an acute mental status change. These patients are often high risk for stroke because they have been bedbound.
  10. 21. The area of ischemic tissue that can be SAVED with timely treatment. Lost brain tissue grows by 1.9 million neurons per minute!
  11. 22. 87% of all strokes are ________.
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  1. 1. The two type of stroke are ischemic and ________.
  2. 3. Every Stroke Alert should automatically receive a ________ consult.
  3. 4. Thrombectomy patients should be transferred within minutes from arrival.
  4. 5. All Altered Mental Status patients should have a ________ ________ charted prior to PO meds.
  5. 6. Part of a patient's pertinent history, these medications exclude a patient from thrombolytic candidacy.
  6. 8. The CTA can quickly check for an ________ so that these patients can be transferred immediately for thrombectomy.
  7. 9. Our door-to-CT time goal is <________ minutes.
  8. 11. Large Vessel ________ - these stroke patients often present with severe symptoms and may be transferred for thrombectomy.
  9. 12. The body induces ________ in order to perfuse the area of the brain affected by decreased perfusion.
  10. 17. The Head CT is used to rule out ________ in the brain, a contraindication for thrombolytic therapy (TPA).
  11. 18. This critical drip is started to decrease blood pressure to a target <180 systolic and <105 diastolic prior to TPA.