CVA Flashcards

1
Q

Occurs when the blood supply is compromised in the brain…..

A

CVA

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2
Q

What part of the brain is for cognition, coordination, voluntary movement?

A

Basal Ganglia

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3
Q

What part of the brain is for alertness, arousal, breathing, blood pressure, digestion, heart rate?

A

Brainstem

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4
Q

What part of the brain is for fine movements, coordination, balance/equilibrium, muscle tone?

A

Cerebellum

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5
Q

What part of the brain is for intelligence and personality?

A

Cerebral Cortex Lobes

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6
Q

What part of the brain is for speech?

A

Broca’s Area / Wernicke’s Area

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7
Q

What part of the brain is for consolidation of new memories?

A

Hippocampus

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8
Q

What type of stroke is a blockage?

A

Ischemic Stroke

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9
Q

What type of stroke is a blowout?

A

Hemorrhagic Stroke

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10
Q

What type of ischemic stroke is a blood clot formation somewhere in the body that travels through the bloodstream to the brain and blocking the blood vessel?

A

Embolic Stroke (31% of all strokes)

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11
Q

What type of ischemic stroke is when blood flow is impaired because of a blockage to one or more of the arteries supplying blood to the brain?

A

Thrombotic Stroke (52% of all strokes)

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12
Q

What are the 2 types of hemmoragic strokes?

A

1) subarachnoid

2) intracerebral

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13
Q

A mini stroke is known as a…..

A

TIA (transient ischemic attack)

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14
Q

What are uncontrollable risk factors for a stroke?

A

Age, Gender, Heredity, Race

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15
Q

What are controllable risk factors for a stroke?

A

hypertension, CAD, diabetes, TIA’s or prior CVA, high cholesterol, diet, smoking, birth control pills

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16
Q

A left CVA results in a ____ side hemiparesis and…….

A

right side ; language impairment, depression, analytical processing

17
Q

A right CVA results in a _____ side hemiparesis and…….

A

left side ; visual perceptual deficits, perception of the whole, judgement deficits, IMPULSIVE, apraxia

18
Q

Separation of the head of humerus from glenoid fossa, stretching surrounding tendons, ligaments, and soft tissue which leads to instability of shoulder.

A

glenohumeral subluxation

19
Q

Rotator Cuff muscles…..

A

1) supraspinatus
2) subscapularis
3) infraspinatus
4) teres minor

20
Q

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy has how many stages?

A

3