CVA

Question 1

CVA - aka

Answer 1

stroke, brain attack

Question 2

definition

Answer 2

sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain

Question 3

CVA vs TIA

Answer 3

TIA-symptoms last a few minutes or a few hours; resolves quickly
CVA-symptoms last over 24 hours

Question 4

TIA

Answer 4

mini strokes; can be accumulative and cause more problems; resolves itself; no necrotic brain tissue after

Question 5

prevalence

Answer 5

3rd leading cause of death in US; 600,00-800,000 per year; 30% are fatal

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etiology

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hemorrhagic or ischemic

Question 7

hemorrhagic

Answer 7

ruptured aneurism in a blood vessel in brain; damage to blood supply and increase pressure in brain

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ischemic

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embolus developed from areas of atherosclerosis of the large blood vessels traveling to small blood vessels in the brain resulting in anoxia and tissue necrosis

Question 9

controllable risk factors

Answer 9

HTN; smoking; DM; diet; sedentary; obesity; high cholesterol; CAD; PAD (primary for pulmonary embolism); AFIB (not really moving blood out of heart); heart disease; alcohol abuse; drug abuse

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risks that can’t be controlled

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age; family history; race (hispanic, native american); gender (men); prior stroke or TIA

Question 11

S/S

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facial droop on one side; headaches; blurred vision; speech deficits (dysphasia); swallowing deficits (dysphagia); weakness/tingling one side; confusion/disorientation; balance deficits; neglect (forget about one side of the body); proprioception loss

Question 12

outcomes improved with

Answer 12

early onset for treatment; age

Question 13

medical treatments

Answer 13

goal is within 90 minutes of onset of symptoms; ischemic CVA-treated with anticoagulates; hemorrhagic-focus is on controlling HTN and bleeding in the brain; d-dimer test or MRI