Strokin’: Everything I Learned About LVO, I Learned From Clarence Carter
You’ve all heard the song; you’re probably singing it in your head right now. In fact, there are a number of things we can learn about the recognition, management, and documentation of stroke from the classic Clarence Carter party hit Strokin’. Join Kelly Grayson as he shows us how to use the lyrics of Strokin’ to remember the most important things about stroke.
Objectives:
- “Stroke it to the east, and stroke it to the west.” Choosing an appropriate destination for your stroke patient, and why it matters.
- “What time of day do you like to make love? Have you ever made love just after breakfast? Have you ever made love during the late, late show?” The importance of determining time of symptom onset and last time seem normal, and using everyday occurrences as “time stamps” to determine those things.
- “Stroke it the north, stroke it to the south, I even stroke it with my mouth.” Facial signs such as eyebrow lift, tongue waggle, and facial asymmetry in recognizing stroke.
- “Stroke it Clarence Carter, but don’t stroke so fast.” Nonsense, Clarence. FAST is one of the easiest stroke exams you can use, but the Cincinnati Stroke Scale, the LAPSS and the MEND exam are also useful.
- “Have you ever made love on the back seat of a car?” Maybe cars are good places to make love, but if you’re strokin’, you really need a VAN: Vision, Aphasia and Neglect in recognizing large vessel occlusions.