Who First Diagnosed Stroke
Health Encyclopedia: Stroke Diagnosis
Diagnosis
Preventing a major stroke in people who experience transient ischemic attacks or small strokes requires determining the source of such attacks. A complete blood count, chest x-ray, and electrocardiogram are usually performed. Discouragingly, a 2001 study reported that over 30% of patients with TIA who called their primary care doctor were neither evaluated nor sent to the hospital within the month after a first event.
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Health Guide
Stroke Patient Guide, Part II: Diagnosis
...condition and ensure that increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is prevented. Therefore, the initial diagnosis, ongoing assessment and treatment can play a vital role in the overall outcome... Read more »Ignoring Headaches and Migraines Can Spell Danger
...underestimated health problem ... Patients with Migraine are shunted along an assembly line of misdiagnosis, undertreatment, or frank mismanagement. They are subjected to unnecessary procedures... Read more »Managing a Stroke
...their own. Receiving treatment early is critical in reducing the damage from a stroke.Make an Immediate Diagnosis and Evaluation of the PatientImportant diagnostic and evaluation steps are needed... Read more »Carotid Artery Disease
...have evidence of carotid artery disease, see a vascular surgeon who has the expertise to give the best diagnosis and treat with noninvasive procedures and other treatments. To learn more about... Read more »Stroke Medications
...with the antiplatelet drug dipyridamole (Aggrenox). Patients should not be given an aspirin until a diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke has been determined. Aspirin increases the risk for... Read more »
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