Online Medical Books for Cerebrovascular accident
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Stroke
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Stroke
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Pain and/or tenderness on the side of the trunk from the ribs to the ileum is often associated with renal disease; however, nonrenal etiologies are very common. Of course, renal disease should be strongly suspected in the case of costovertebral angle tenderness and concurrent... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... Thrombosis or Vascular Occlusion, or Both
Thrombosis, atherosclerotic
Hypotension in presence of atherosclerotic carotid disease (e.g., hypovolemia, Stokes-Adams attack, myocardial infarction)
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... Signs and Symptoms Depending on area affected, aphasia, hemiparesis, dysphasia, pupillary changes, sensory changes, weakness, confusion, amnesia, slurred speech
Treatment (Tx) tissue... Pictures
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... Gregory A. Doyle
Cerebrovascular disease is the most common acute neurologic illness in the United States. Stroke is defined as a neurologic deficit involving the cerebral circulation that lasts more than 24 hours (1). Transient ischemic attacks (TIA)... Approach ... History ... Physical examination (PE) ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment.
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... Differential Overview
TIA/Stroke
❑ Middle cerebral artery stroke
❑ Anterior cerebral artery stroke
❑ ... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings ... Pictures
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... Stroke is a sudden impairment of cerebral circulation in one or more blood vessels supplying the brain. Stroke interrupts or diminishes oxygen supply and commonly causes serious damage or necrosis in brain tissues.
The sooner circulation... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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