Stroke Certification What is the mainstay of acute therapy for stroke? - ANSWER-tPA (alteplase) T/F: most patients don't arrive to the ED in time to receive tPA - ANSWER-true what is the time window that tPA needs to be given in? - ANSWER-within 4.5 ho

Stroke Certification What is the mainstay of acute therapy for stroke? - ANSWER-tPA (alteplase) T/F: most patients don't arrive to the ED in time to receive tPA - ANSWER-true what is the time window that tPA needs to be given in? - ANSWER-within 4.5 hours of onset of symptoms what is the most disabling side effect of stroke therapy? - ANSWER-ICH what are 2 hallmark signs of stroke? - ANSWER-one-sided weakness and drooping face secondary prevention of stroke involves controlling/managing risk factors, ____ ____, and the use of ___ ____ in all patients - ANSWER-educating patients, antithrombotic agents (most patients will also receive a statin and a BP lowering agent) Stroke may be a result of cerebrovascular (____) or cardioembolic (____) sources. The final result of both thrombus formation and embolism is an arterial ____ -> decreased cerebral blood flow and ischemia distal to the occlusion. Thrombosis may take place in a few minutes or hours or even days to fully evolve. A large vessel can take longer to become occluded than a smaller vessel and there may be warning signs. One of the most important warning signs is a ____. - ANSWE