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Stroke
The following cases and commentary, which address stroke, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15). More
tPA timing is right, and possibly expandable
Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was the star of the show at this year’s International Stroke Conference 2009 in San Diego, with much discussion of expanding its treatment window and several studies presented on gender differences in tPA treatment.
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Help from afar
Telemedicine versus telephone advice for treating acute stroke
Stroke telemedicine has plenty of champions, but others think that a telephone system is better.
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Eliminating disparities in stroke outcomes
Hospitals work to standardize care at all times of the day and week
Recent studies have found that stroke patients admitted to the hospital at night and on the weekends are more likely to die than those admitted on weekdays. Why does mortality vary at different times of the day and week, and how can hospitals change their procedures to help minimize this difference?
June '08
Test yourself: Stroke
June '08
A mix of the suspected and the surprising at annual stroke meeting
Studies focus on treatment, symptoms and awareness
May '08
Expert analysis: Woman with recent stroke and a patent foramen ovale
February '08
Three-step program improves depression in stroke patients
Hospitalists could play an important role in educating patients and families
November '07
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From the February 8, 2012 edition
- Score predicts outcomes of using IV alteplase with stroke patient
- CT angiography as good as MRI to predict recurrent stroke
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