PAEA Internal Medicine EOR Questions with Complete Solutions
Bell's Palsy causes cranial nerve 7 dysfunction S/S of Bell's Palsy Has forehead involvement (whereas a stroke does not affect forehead movement), facial weakness, inability to keep one eye closed Treatment for Bell's palsy Prednisone 60mg x 5 days, Valcyclovir 1000mg TID x 7 days, artificial tears, lacri lube at night When can I use tPA? ischemic stroke presenting within <3 hrs and CT head negative How do you treat high BP with stroke? Nitroprusside (short half life, easy to titrate) or IV labetalol What do you use for anticoagulation/antiplatelet therapy in stroke? ASA (not in hemorrhagic), heparin for thrombosis
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