Chapter 8-Stroke

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IMPORTANT NOTE – PLEASE READ FIRST: This continuing education assessment requires that you first purchase the text book: Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. Please go to our home page: http://www.rxugace.com/ and click on “Books” for more information Prior To Registering for this assessment.

Upon completion of the corresponding textbook chapter in Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice and this on-line assessment, the reader should be able to:

1. Understand the types of cerebrovascular disease including transient ischemic attack, cerebral infarction, and cerebral hemorrhage.
2. Understand the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia and cerebral hemorrhage.
3. Identify the modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors associated with ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.
4. Identify risk factors for ischemic stroke in a patient and provide the appropriate patient education.
5. Discuss the various treatment options for acute ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.
6. Determine whether thrombolytic therapy is indicated in a patient with acute ischemic stroke.
7. Develop an appropriate patient-specific therapeutic plan for acute ischemic stroke.
8. Develop an appropriate therapeutic plan for outpatient management of a patient with ischemic stroke, including an appropriate agent to prevent stroke recurrence.

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