An overview of ischemic stroke, including the etiologies, presentation, workup, and management. Indications for tPA (i.e. alteplase) discussed.

A few references for those who want to learn more...

Complete 2019 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.11...

Thombolytics in stroke A discussion of the controversy from a neurologist: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/...

Thrombolytics in stroke Another neurologist's opinion: https://journals.heart.org/bloggingst...

Thrombolytics in stroke A skeptics review of the literature: https://first10em.com/thrombolyticsf...

Thrombolytics in stroke Another skeptic: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...