Acute Stroke Care
Acute Stroke Care
Jennifer Pary, The Centre for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics and Spine, PC, Dakota Dunes, SD
James Grotta, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical School
$74.99
USDYou have just encountered a possible stroke patient. You ask yourself: what should I do first? How do I know it is a stroke? Is it too late to reverse the damage? How do I do the right things in the right order? This book will help you answer these critical questions. It provides practical advice on the care of stroke patients in a range of acute settings. The content is arranged in chronological order, covering the things to consider in assessing and treating the patient in the emergency department, the stroke unit and then on transfer to a rehabilitation facility. All types of stroke are covered. This new edition provides updated information from recently completed clinical trials and added information on endovascular therapy, hemicraniectomy for severe stroke, DVT prophylaxis and stroke prevention. A comprehensive set of appendices contain useful reference information including dosing algorithms, conversion factors and stroke scales.
- Index added for this edition to enable quick reference for the reader
- Uses up-to-date information from recent clinical trials to inform better patient care
- Color text design highlights the relevant information for the reader for easy access
Reviews & endorsements
Review from the first edition: '… the authors reach their goal of guiding doctors through the vast amount of literature on stroke: the book is handy and very clearly written and will help general practitioners, residents and expert clinicians in their daily practice with stroke patients. We recommend the book to all doctors who are looking for a prompt access guide for diagnosis and treatment of stroke.' Antonio Carolei, European Neurology
Product details
May 2011Adobe eBook Reader
9781139066099
0 pages
0kg
13 b/w illus. 9 colour illus. 25 tables
This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1. Stroke in the emergency department
- 2. What to do first
- 3. Ischemic stroke
- 4. TPA protocol
- 5. Neurological deterioration in acute ischemic stroke
- 6. Ischemic stroke prevention: why we do the things we do
- 7. Transient ischemic attack
- 8. Intracerebral hemorrhage
- 9. Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- 10. Organization of stroke care
- 11. Rehabilitation
- Index.
