Template:Stroke workup

Head CT (non-contrast)
- In ischemica stroke CT has sensitivity 42%, specificity 91%^[1]
- In acute ICH the sensitivity is 95-100%^[2]
Labs
- POC glucose
- CBC
- Chemistry
- Coags
- Troponin
- T&S
ECG
Also consider:
- Pregnancy test
- CXR (if infection suspected)
- UA (if infection suspected)
- Utox (if ingestion suspected)
- MRI/MRA

↑ Mullins ME, Schaefer PW, Sorensen AG, Halpern EF, Ay H, He J, Koroshetz WJ, Gonzalez RG. CT and conventional and diffusion-weighted MR imaging in acute stroke: study in 691 patients at presentation to the emergency department. Radiology. 2002 Aug;224(2):353-60.
↑ Suarez JI, Tarr RW, Selman WR. Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. N Engl J Med. 2006; 354(4):387–396.