Stroke: a guide to diagnosis and assessing severity (BMJ)

Requires free registration and login. 킠This module aims to teach how to make an intial diagnosis in patients presenting with symptoms of a stroke, talks about the indications for urgent imaging, and how to assess the severity of stroke using the modified Rankin scale. There are case scenarios at the end with self-assessment. The majority of this module would be suitable for primary care physicians and specialist nurses.

http://learning.bmj.com/learning/module-intro/stroke-diagnosis-assessing-severity.html?locale=en_GB&moduleId=5004318

Authors

Udayaraj Umasankar, Specialist Registrar, and Mehool Patel, Consultant Physician

Duration

30-60 mins

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