Transient Ischemic Attack — NCLEX Cheat Sheet
Stroke signs <24h, NO infarct
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🕐 Updated 2026-07-11
🏷️ Physiological Adaptation
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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Transient Ischemic Attack on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!
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- Temporary ↓ blood flow to brain
- Resolves fully <24h, no damage
- WARNING sign of future stroke
- Transient weakness, slurred speech
- Amaurosis fugax (vision loss)
- Numbness, dizziness, resolve
- Carotid doppler, CT, MRI
- Antiplatelet: ASA, clopidogrel
- Carotid endarterectomy if stenosis
- Control HTN, DM, cholesterol
- Stop smoking; treat as emergency
✨Quick Tip
Symptoms mimic a stroke (one-sided weakness, slurred speech, visual loss, dizziness) but resolve completely.
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