#1A - Stroke: Our Friends Virchow & HAL

#1A - Stroke: Our Friends Virchow & HAL

Author: 1PM February 15, 2022 Duration: 47:05

The First Principles of Stroke that can get you through the stroke ward: Virchow's Triad, our friend HAL, and the 4 brain regions.

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Recorded 15 February 2022
Co-hosts: JT Yeung, Adian Izwan, Jason D’Silva, Daniel Bontempo
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=== Timestamps ===

(00:09) Introduction

(00:42) Some fun stroke trivia

(04:34) First Principles - Virchow's Triad

(09:06) First Principles - Neuroanatomy

(10:31) HAL the Homunculus

(15:44) Quantifying Nangs

(17:50) Stroke risk factors

(22:51) M classification

(24:25) Clinical features

(31:00) Management

(32:33) CTs – more than one?

(39:01) Thrombolytics

(43:12) Stroke Transformation

(44:17) Recap

(45:50) Fact checks


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