#65 BAMR: Calling Stroke (part 1)

We welcome another fantastic returning guest in the form of Dr Paul Sellors, consultant in stroke medicine at North Bristol Hospital NHS Trust. Sam and Paul discuss tricky cases in Stroke medicine including stroke mimics, the modified Rankin score, the NIHSS, thrombolysis and thrombectomy! Plenty to unpack in this episode so sit back and enjoy!03:00 Basic stroke nomenclature and physiology11:00 Thrombolysis and stroke assessment22:20 Seizure activity and stroke28:00 Contraindications to thrombolysis38:00 Calling the Stroke Consultant42:00 Digression: BP control in stroke47:30 Digression: Glucose control in stroke50:00 Wake-up strokes^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.