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How do you guys treat a stroke patient?
80% of strokes are ischemic in nature. Yet, a lot of protocols say high flow o2, however, the brain is reading the c02 levels. Thereby increasing o2 concentration decreases the c02 (that is being registered) and the ischemia worsens by reducing the blood flow to the brain....
So Oxygen or not? Depends on pt? SpO2 levels?
Also, they say to check sugar levels. On a pt with low sugar and stroke like symptoms do you give it? If its a hemorragic storke are you making the bleed worse by giving sugar and increasing the swelling thats developing?
Sorry if these are dumb questions just looking for some clarification (new medic)
thanks
80% of strokes are ischemic in nature. Yet, a lot of protocols say high flow o2, however, the brain is reading the c02 levels. Thereby increasing o2 concentration decreases the c02 (that is being registered) and the ischemia worsens by reducing the blood flow to the brain....
So Oxygen or not? Depends on pt? SpO2 levels?
Also, they say to check sugar levels. On a pt with low sugar and stroke like symptoms do you give it? If its a hemorragic storke are you making the bleed worse by giving sugar and increasing the swelling thats developing?
Sorry if these are dumb questions just looking for some clarification (new medic)
thanks