#65 BAMR: Calling Stroke (part 1)

<p>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!</p><br><p>Paul was so generous with his time, we have had to make this into another double header episode! Next episode you will get the end of this pre-recorded episode where we discuss mechanical thrombectomy but also an update on the new National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke published in 2023. </p><br><p>03:00 Basic stroke nomenclature and physiology</p><p>11:00 Thrombolysis and stroke assessment</p><p>22:20 Seizure activity and stroke</p><p>28:00 Contraindications to thrombolysis</p><p>38:00 Calling the Stroke Consultant</p><p>42:00 Digression: BP control in stroke</p><p>47:30 Digression: Glucose control in stroke</p><p>50:00 Wake-up strokes</p><br><p><br></p><p>&gt; &gt;<a href="https://www.pastest.com/mrcp-paces/online-revision/?utm_source=PrePACES&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=PrePACES" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Sign up for Pastest HERE! </a>&lt; &lt;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prepacespodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SUPPORT THE SHOW</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>