Should I Stay or Should I Go? TIA Management in the Emergency Department Setting

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

10:15am - 10:35am CT

Location: Lone Star DE – Level 3

CE: 0.25 Credits

Speaker(s)

Rahul G. Bhat, MD (he/him/his)

Academic Vice Chair, Medical Director ED Obs Unit
Georgetown/Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, District of Columbia

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Session Description: A significant proportion of patients presenting to the ED with stroke-like symptoms will have resolution
of their symptoms. Should we be intervening in patients with rapidly improving neurologic exams. This
high-yield session will discuss the current data behind the evaluation, treatment, and disposition of
patients presenting to the ED with TIA and minor strokes.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the current epidemiological data on TIA and minor strokes
Review risk stratification methods for evaluating patients suspected of having a TIA.
Discuss evidence-based disposition strategies for TIA and minor stroke patients in the ED
Discuss the current epidemiological data on TIA and minor strokes