Clinical Training: Vascular Emergencies

Drs. Justin A. Sattin and Wade S. Smith

Evaluate a patient using key diagnostic criteria; Discuss the findings of the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stoke (NINDS) trial of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) therapy and the implications for patients and families making decisions about stroke treatment; List 5 clinical factors that enhance the likelihood of stroke after a transient ischemic attack (TIA); Identify the risk factors and modifiable risk factors in determining a course of treatment for a patient with acute stroke; and Become aware of new uses of catheter techniques and computed tomography angiography in stroke.