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Transient ischaemic attack: practise, reflect and record

Practise transient ischaemic attack through five clinical cases, review the explanations and build a professional learning record. Arrange urgent TIA assessment and initiate aspirin–statin secondary prevention after retinal ischaemia.

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What you’ll work on

  • Arrange urgent TIA assessment and initiate aspirin–statin secondary prevention after retinal ischaemia.
  • Select short-course dual antiplatelet therapy and de-escalate to monotherapy after 21 days.
  • Select early DOAC therapy for AF-related TIA without infarction or haemorrhage.

Think through a clinical case

Decide how you would approach this case before opening the question session.

A 72-year-old man with diabetes and hypertension develops sudden right arm weakness and dysarthria that resolve completely within 30 minutes. He presents to the emergency department 2 hours later. According to Canadian stroke best practices, what is the most appropriate management?

A case from the RCPSC internal medicine question bank. The session provides the answer and explanation after your attempt.

From a decision to a learning record

  1. Test your reasoning. Answer five questions from this topic’s clinical-content library.
  2. Explore the gaps. Review explanations and use Tutor to work through decisions that need more thought.
  3. Reflect on application. Describe what you learned and what you would change or investigate.
  4. Review your evidence. Confirm the activity and time spent, then retain or export your professional record.

Primary sources and further reading

Read the source in the same jurisdiction as your question session.

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