Risks Factors

Question 1

What are the four nonmodifiable risk factors for stroke?

Answer 1

Age, Sex, Race and family hx of stroke

Question 2

After what age does incidence of stroke increase for both men and women?

Answer 2

55

Question 3

Which modifiable risk factor is the most important?

Answer 3

Hypertension

Question 4

Atrial Fibrillation is a dominant risk factor for storke. It increases the risk # Fold throughout all ages?

Answer 4

5

Question 5

What are a list of modifiable risk factors?

Answer 5

Hypertension
Atrial Fibrillation
Smoking
Drinking Alcohol
Heart Disease
Prior Stroke
Diabetes
Carotid Stenosis
High dose estrogen
Hyperlipidemia
Hypercoagulable states

Question 6

Carotid Endarterectomy is beneficial for patients with #% to #% if symptomatic and whether symptomatic or asymptomatic its highly beneficial for #% to #% ?

Answer 6

50 to 69% in symptomatic
70 to 99% no matter what

*So think halfway through its beneficial if the patient is being affected (50) all the way to 69… After that its important.