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[TIA] Flashcards

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<24hrs

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MI

Stroke

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critical intracranial stenosis

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superior division of MCA

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[TIA]: progressive vision loss “curtain descending” suggestive of?

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amaurosis fugax

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retinal artery embolism

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stroke in same arterial territory

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carotid atherothromboembolism

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carotid bruit

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prosthetic valve

valve disease

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AF

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mural embolism

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polycythaemia
myeloma
sickle cell anaemia
WCC increased (leucostasis)

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symptoms spread over seconds

twitching/jerking

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symptoms spread over minutes

visual scintillations

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Age >60
Blood pressure >=140/90
Clinical features 
     (unilateral weakness =2points
      speech disturbance+no weakness=1points)
Duration of symptoms
     >1hr = 2 points
     10-59mins = 1 point
Diabetes
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residual deficit

multiple in short time

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cardioembolism

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Cardiac emboli

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Clopidogrel (75mg/d)
Aspirin (300mg/d)
Dypiridamole (200mg/12hrs)

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aspirin 75mg/d

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inhibits platelet aggregation by modifying platelet ADP-R

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increase cAMP

Decrease Thomboxane A2

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> 70% stenosis at origin of internal carotid artery

risk is low

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within 2 weeks of presentation

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transcranial doppler

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Hypoglycaemix attack

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US wave bounce off RBCs.

Shows speed of flow.

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Unilateral weakness = 2pts

No weakness, speech disturbance = 1pt

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> 1hr = 2pts

1-59 mins = 1pt

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