The Rational Clinical Examination
David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie
Stroke
David L. Simel, Sheri Keitz
Make the Diagnosis: Stroke
Topics Discussed:
cerebrovascular accident, criterion standard comparisons (diagnostic tests), ischemic stroke, likelihood ratio, make the diagnosis, prior probability, transient ischemic attack
Excerpt:
"Among emergency patients with nontraumatic, noncomatose, neurologically
relevant complaints, the prevalence of stroke or transient ischemic
attack is roughly 10%...."
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