Acute ischemic stroke

In Brief Acute ischemic stroke is a medical emergency resulting from an embolic or thrombotic occlusion of an intracranial artery. The purpose of this article is to provide acute care nurses with a summary of recent updates on the rapid evaluation and workup for patient selection and treatment with I.V. fibrinolysis. Acute ischemic stroke is a medical emergency resulting from an embolic or thrombotic occlusion of an intracranial artery. This article provides acute care nurses with a summary of recent updates on the rapid evaluation and workup for patient selection and treatment with I.V. fibrinolysis.