As soon as you identify a stroke — Call Stroke code directly by Dialing: 3-CVAT (3-2828) Goal of BP is ischemic stroke: 180/110, medications to use: Labetalol, Nicardipine TPA can be given up to 4.5 hours after the initiation of symptoms, but the benefit decreases as time passes, so if a patient is a TPA candidate try to move things as quickly as possible For patients who have contraindications to TPA, mechanical thrombectomy is another option, which is available to us … Continue reading “Ischemic stroke management”