Interprofessional care for stroke

Management of modifiable risk factors
- Healthy diet
- Weight control
- Regular exercise
- No smoking
- Limiting alcohol consumption
- BP management
- Routine health assessments
Preventive drug therapy
- Measures to prevent development of a thrombus or embolus are used in patients at risk for stroke
  - Antiplatelet drugs are used in patients who have had a TIA related to atherosclerosis
  - Aspirin is most frequently used antiplatelet agent
Surgical therapy
- Surgical interventions for patient with TIAs from carotid disease include
  - Carotid endarterectomy
  - Transluminal angioplasty
    - insertion of a balloon to open a stenosed artery in the brain and improve blood low
  - Stenting
    - intravascular placement of a stent in an attempt to maintain patency of the artery
- Postoperative care is important
  - Neurovascular assessment
  - BP management
  - Assessment for complications
    - Stent occlusion
    - Retroperitoneal hemorrhage
  - Minimize complications at insertion site