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Internist module: TIA in outpatient/urgent follow-up — high-risk features + workup loop closure

Internist-facing workflow for post-ED/urgent TIA follow-up: high-risk features, completion of stroke mechanism workup, medication reconciliation, and follow-up timing—focused on closing gaps across transitions.

ClinicianClinicianAdvanced25 minClinical (pro)

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Educational only — follow institutional TIA pathways and individualized specialist guidance.

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If symptoms recur or new focal deficits occur, activate emergency evaluation.

Key takeaways

  • Identify high-risk TIA features requiring urgent escalation
  • Close the loop on pending imaging/labs/monitoring ordered during ED/hospitalization
  • Standardize documentation and follow-up timing

Risk stratification

  • Persistent/recurrent symptoms
  • Motor/speech symptoms
  • Afib risk
  • Carotid disease

Workup loop closure

  • Imaging results
  • Echo
  • Rhythm monitoring

Secondary prevention start

  • Antithrombotic plan
  • Statin
  • BP

Practice check

What you’ll practice

These questions are untimed. After you answer all of them, you’ll see your score and a clear next lesson or reference step.

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Question 1

1. TIA follow-up is a transition-of-care risk point where loop closure on workup and meds prevents missed secondary prevention.

Question 2

2. The highest-yield first step at the TIA follow-up visit is to…

References

  1. Tier 1
    ESO Guideline on Management of TIA (2021) PDF
  2. Tier 1
    AHA/ASA 2021 Secondary Prevention Guideline