Stroke: A Practical ApproachThis book is a unique source of practical information for frontline providers of care for stroke patients. It focuses on patient management—from stroke prevention through acute stroke management, through chronic care—and offers how-to guidance on implementing diagnostic and treatment protocols. Each chapter includes a bulleted list of key learning points; an evidence-based rationale for why the diagnostic and treatment recommendations work; a step-by-step approach to clinical application; practical recommendations from the authors; a critical pathway; and a bibliography. An entire chapter focuses on building a stroke team. Appendices include reproducible samples of order sets and a list of important medications. |
Contents
Stroke Mythology | 3 |
Modifiable Risk Factors Associated with Stroke | 15 |
Stroke Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome | 27 |
Tobacco and Stroke | 33 |
Management of Cholesterol in Patients with Ischemic Stroke | 39 |
Cancer and Stroke | 48 |
Management of Atrial Fibrillation | 56 |
16 | 118 |
27 | 215 |
Inpatient Stroke Management | 239 |
30 | 250 |
32 | 260 |
33 | 267 |
Enteral Feeding after Stroke | 282 |
Temperature Management in Acute Stroke | 295 |
Sleep and Acute Stroke | 301 |
18 | 130 |
19 | 143 |
21 | 156 |
22 | 165 |
23 | 182 |
26 | 205 |
Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis | 308 |
Stroke Rehabilitation | 316 |
Stroke and Discharge Planning | 331 |
The Medical Examination | 345 |