Full Description
This book serves as a clinical guide for the growing number of Advanced Practice Clinicians (APC) who care for stroke patients. It covers the entire spectrum of stroke care: acute, inpatient, and outpatient, as well as fundamental topics like neuroanatomy and radiology. Each chapter succinctly reviews crucial topics designed to guide APCs of any experience level with clinical decision-making. To further enrich the text, we incorporated guidelines, relevant trial data written in plain language, decision-making algorithms, clinical pearls, and case vignettes. Since this is a book for APCs, each chapter is written in a clear, clinically focused manner by an experienced APC with a collaborating physician. We hope this is a helpful resource not only for APCs in neurology but also for those practicing in other specialties, primary care, and students learning about stroke care.
Contents
Stroke Epidemiology.- Cerebrovascular Anatomy.- Stroke Syndromes.- Neuroradiology.- Stroke Codes.- The Neuro Exam.- Telestroke.- Stroke Treatment: Thrombolytics.- Acute Stroke Treatment: Thrombectomy.- Transient Ischemic Attack.- Blood on CT.- Stroke Mimics.- Disposition Decisions.- Stroke Centers and Certification.- Core Measures and Data Collection.- Stroke Care in the Intensive Care Unit.- Inpatient Stroke Workup.- Intracranial Atherosclerosis.- Small Vessel Disease.- Carotid Disease.- Cardioembolic Stroke.- Hypercoagulable States.- Patent Foramen Ovale.- Stroke and COVID.- Vasculitis.- Non-Inflammatory Vasculopathies.- Pediatric Stroke.- Workup of ICH.- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.- Post Stroke Complications.- Goals of Care Discussions.- Discharge Planning.- Stroke Rehab.- Pharmacology.- The Interdisciplinary Stroke Team.- Primary Prevention of Stroke - Identifying High-Risk Patients.- After the Stroke (Secondary Prevention).- Social Determinants of Health.- Post-Stroke Mood Disorders.- Post-Stroke Cognitive Disorders.- Post-Stroke Epilepsy.- Returning to Work and Driving.- Peri-operative Stroke.
