Table 3.
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Suggested Assessment of Patient After Visual Loss Is Suspected

Bedside management
Transfer the patient at the earliest opportunity for definitive diagnosis and treatmentWhile awaiting transfer, ascertain 1. Visual impairment, eye movement, and pupillary changes 2. Signs of cerebral infarction 3. Signs of vascular cutaneous compromise 4. Take photographs
Bedside management
Transfer the patient at the earliest opportunity for definitive diagnosis and treatmentWhile awaiting transfer, ascertain 1. Visual impairment, eye movement, and pupillary changes 2. Signs of cerebral infarction 3. Signs of vascular cutaneous compromise 4. Take photographs
Table 3.
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Suggested Assessment of Patient After Visual Loss Is Suspected

Bedside management
Transfer the patient at the earliest opportunity for definitive diagnosis and treatmentWhile awaiting transfer, ascertain 1. Visual impairment, eye movement, and pupillary changes 2. Signs of cerebral infarction 3. Signs of vascular cutaneous compromise 4. Take photographs
Bedside management
Transfer the patient at the earliest opportunity for definitive diagnosis and treatmentWhile awaiting transfer, ascertain 1. Visual impairment, eye movement, and pupillary changes 2. Signs of cerebral infarction 3. Signs of vascular cutaneous compromise 4. Take photographs
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