Knowledge
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List 6 recommendations
that you could make to help patients reduce their risk of having
a first stroke. |
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Describe specific measures
that can reduce stroke risk after a TIA or initial stroke when there
is an identified source of cardiac emboli or carotid stenosis. |
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Clinical Applications
and Reasoning |
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Explain
why determining whether a stroke is ischemic or hemorrhagic is
a critical step in early therapeutic decision-making. |
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Explain
why only a small percentage of stroke patients are eligible for
thrombolytic therapy. |
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Clinical Applications
to Patient Education |
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Define 4 points to
make in describing the warning signs of stroke to a 70 year-old
man with cardiac disease and medically-treated hypertension and
his 65 year-old diabetic wife. |
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Plan your response to
a patient who states, "There's no rush for help if you think you're
having a stroke--you're as good as gone anyway..." |
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