title: Acute stroke.
abstract: Disruption of cerebral blood flow may influence brain energy metabolism to produce reversible or irreversible neurologic deficits. The emergency physician is in a unique position to provide timely treatment during the first few hours of an acute stroke. He or she must be facile with unique pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment designed for the stroke patient concerning ventilation, blood pressure, and circulation.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Park Ridge Hospital, Rochester, New York, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Naradzay
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Gaasch
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D010100:Oxygen