The TIA Clinic has been designed to provide:
- clinical evaluation by a Registered Nurse to assess for neurological deficits
- review of diagnostics attempt to explain etiology
- urgent identification of risk factors with prompt education and non-pharmacological treatment
- earlier access to vascular surgical consults for appropriately identified patients requiring Carotid Endarterectomy
- comprehensive referral to professional collaborative education and programs
- prompt collaboration between the clinic and the clients primary care provider for pharmacological treatment to target risk factors and secondary prevention
Accessing this Clinic, Program or Service
Referrals can be sent by fax (902-543-8895) from physicians and NPs who suspect that their patient may have had a TIA.
Contact
ph: 902-543-4604 ext 2222 for more information
fax: 902-543-8895
Program Information
The Rapid Access Transient ischemic attack (TIA) and Stroke Secondary Prevention Clinic provides rapid assessment by a Nurse Practitioner (NP) of patients who have experienced transient stroke-like symptoms who present to the emergency department or in the primary health care setting.
This clinic aims to rapidly identify patients who have experienced a TIA, and streamline patients with critical stenosis of the carotid arteries to surgical evaluation to reduce the risk of stroke. Patients will receive a neurologic examination by the Nurse Practitioner.
The TIA clinic will also arrange diagnostic tests, if not already completed, such as carotid dopplers, CT scan of the head, ECG and holter monitoring and echocardiography if necessary to identify the underlying cause of their clinical presentation and treat any risk factors that could place the patient at risk of stroke.