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Guidelines, Order Sets and Stroke Protocols
The following documents provide guidelines, references, order set and protocols that you can use for various types of stroke conditions:
Clinical practice guidelines
- DHMC Interhospital "Drip and Ship" Ischemic Stroke Algorithm (PDF)
- DHMC Telestroke Algorithm (PDF)
- Guideline for the Management of Adult Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (PDF)
- Guideline for the Management of Adult Patients with Spontaneous Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage (PDF)
- Guideline for the Use of Intravenous ALTEPLASE (t-PA) in Adult Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke (Updated 2005) (PDF)
- Protocol for Activating a Stroke Alert and Paging the Acute Stroke Response Team (PDF)
Flowsheets and charts
- Intravenous Nicardipine Quick Reference Cardene® (PDF)
- Thrombolytic Information Sheet for Patients and Families (PDF)
Order sets
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- Acute Ischemic Stroke-TIA Module Order Set - Focused for patients already hospitalized (PDF)
- Admission Orders: Acute Ischemic Stroke-TIA - Adult (PDF)
- Admission Orders: Intracranial Hemorrhage - Adult (PDF)
- Alteplase (t-PA) - Acute Ischemic Stroke (PDF)
- Heparin Protocol - Stroke - Adult + Nursing Flowsheet (PDF)