Assignment task: A 42-year-old female is day #9 s/p coiling of a basilar tip aneurysm. Her exam has been progressively worsening this afternoon. She is now confused but follows commands, and is oriented x 2 (previously x 4), with dysarthric speech and a LUE pronator drift. To further investigate the etiology for this patient's decompensation the NP immediately orders which diagnostic study? Need Online Tutoring?
A 42-year-old female is day #9 s/p coiling of a basilar tip aneurysm. Her exam has been progressively worsening this afternoon. She is now confused but follows commands, and is oriented x 2 (previously x 4), with dysarthric speech and a LUE pronator drift. To further investigate the etiology for this patient's decompensation the NP immediately orders which diagnostic study? Continuous EEG Brain CT angiography Brain MRA Cerebellar artery ultrasound