Neurovascular Emergencies
Author: Dana Bartlett, BSN, MSN, MA, CSPI
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Dana Bartlett, BSN, MSN, MA, CSPI
Dana Bartlett is a professional nurse and author. His clinical experience includes 16 years of ICU and ER experience and over 20 years of as a poison control center information specialist. Dana has published numerous CE and journal articles, written NCLEX material, written textbook chapters, and done editing and reviewing for publishers such as Elsevier, Lippincott, and Thieme. He has written widely on the subject of toxicology and was recently named a contributing editor, toxicology section, for Critical Care Nurse journal. He is currently employed at the Connecticut Poison Control Center and is actively involved in lecturing and mentoring nurses, emergency medical residents and pharmacy students.
CE:
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Course Summary
The diagnosis of a neurovascular accident is multifactorial. It involves recognition of associated risk factors as well as signs and symptoms, which does not always guarantee a correct diagnosis. Depending on the neurovascular event, some injuries become more apparent after the actual neurovascular event occurs. Some signs are acutely severe and immediate while others can be subtle, making neurological injury diagnosis difficult and possibly delayed. Treatment with anticoagulants or thrombolytic agents is discussed, including inclusion and exclusion criteria for administration. The complications of a neurovascular accident are reviewed.
Course Format
Homestudy
Course Syllabus
- Introduction
- Neurovascular Anatomy
- Frontal Lobe
- Occipital Lobe
- Temporal Lobe
- Parietal Lobe
- Cerebellum
- Brainstem
- Cerebral Vasculature
- Transient Ischemic Attack
- Statistics
- TIA Etiology and Pathophysiology
- Thrombosis or obstruction
- Embolism
- Decreased systemic perfusion
- TIA Risk Factors
- TIA Signs and Symptoms
- Conditions That Mimic TIA
- Evaluation and Treatment
- Evaluation
- Treatment
- Stroke
- Classification of Stroke
- Statistics
- Pathophysiology and Causes of Ischemic Stroke
- Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke
- Non-modifiable
- Modifiable
- Signs and Symptoms
- Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Statistics
- Pathophysiology and Etiology of Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Hypertension
- Cerebral amyloid angiopathy
- Anticoagulant therapy
- Thrombolytic therapy
- Risk Factors for Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Signs and Symptoms of Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Evaluation Of The Stroke Patient
- Stabilization of ABCs
- History and Physical Examination
- Brain and vascular imaging
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage And Stroke
- Causes and Risk Factors
- Treatment Of Ischemic Stroke
- Thrombolytic Therapy
- Other Aspects of Stroke Care
- Anticoagulation
- Platelet Inhibition
- Statins
- Induced Hypothermia
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Stroke Centers
- Antibiotics
- DVT Prevention
- Swallowing Assessment
- Mobilization
- Indwelling Urinary Catheter
- Stroke Prevention Measures
- Treatment Of Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Treatment Of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Summary