A 62-year-old male stroke patient was brought to the Emergency Department with weakness on one side of the body, severe headache and inability to speak. The initial approach of treatment is to ensure adequate cardio-respiratory support and to Select one: O a start with a combination of antiplatelet drugs like aspirin and dypiridamole O b. determine quickly whether brain lesion is ischemic or hemorrhagic based on a CT scan O c initiate thrombolytic drug alteplase within 3 hours of symptom onset O d. determine quickly whether he is a candidate for surgical intervention through an endovascular or craniotomy арproach
A 62-year-old male stroke patient was brought to the Emergency Department with weakness on one side of the body, severe headache and inability to speak. The initial approach of treatment is to ensure adequate cardio-respiratory support and to Select one: O a start with a combination of antiplatelet drugs like aspirin and dypiridamole O b. determine quickly whether brain lesion is ischemic or hemorrhagic based on a CT scan O c initiate thrombolytic drug alteplase within 3 hours of symptom onset O d. determine quickly whether he is a candidate for surgical intervention through an endovascular or craniotomy арproach
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A 62-year-old male stroke patient was brought to the Emergency Department with weakness on
one side of the body, severe headache and inability to speak. The initial approach of treatment is
to ensure adequate cardio-respiratory support and to
Select one:
O a. start with a combination of antiplatelet drugs like aspirin and dypiridamole
O b. determine quickly whether brain lesion is ischemic or hemorrhagic based on a CT scan
O c initiate thrombolytic drug alteplase within 3 hours of symptom onset
O d. determine quickly whether he is a candidate for surgical intervention through an endovascular or craniotomy
approach
A 45-year-old patient with ischemic stroke has observed to have a high blood pressure of
200/110mm of Hg in the first 24 hours of admission. As the blood pressure increased, the patient
started complaining of severe chest pain evident of getting an acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
Analyze the case and suggest an appropriate management from the following.
Select one:
O a. High blood pressure need to be managed at the earliest using short acting parenteral agents like labetolol and
nicardipine.
O b. Blood pressure should be lowered only if it exceeds 220/120 mm of Hg in ischemic stroke and until then Aspirin 350
mg twice daily for three days can be given.
O. Blood pressure should remain untreated for first 7 days in ischemic stroke and after that IV nitroglycerine to be started
for hypertension and AMI management.
O d. High blood pressure and ischemic stroke need to be treated with secondary prevention strategies only.
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