Stroke Flashcards
What are the modifiable risk factors of stroke?
- Smoking
- Obesity
- Hypertension
- Diabetes mellitus
What are the nonmodifiable risk factors of stroke?
- Age
- Gender
- Black
- Heredity
What is the difference between men and women in terms of stroke?
Men have a higher occurrence while women have a higher mortality
What is a common reason women get strokes?
Menopause stops the production of estrogen which causes cholesterol to build up in their body
What are the two types of stroke?
Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke
What are the two types of Ischemic stroke?
Thrombotic and Emoblic
What is the most common type of Ischemic stroke?
Thrombotic
What causes a thrombotic stroke?
Injury to the endothelial walls of cerebral blood vessel leads to a platelet clog
What medications are given to treat a thrombotic stroke?
Thrombolytics
1. Streptokinase
2. Urokinase
3. Tissue platelet activator IV
What surgical procedure is done for a thrombotic stroke?
Thrombolectomy, uses stent retrievers
What causes an embolic stroke?
A clot from somewhere else travels to the brain
What is a Transient Ischemic Attack?
- manifestations of a stroke
- short duration
- can be come an ischemic stroke
What is a Hemorrhagic Stroke?
sudden bleeding in the brain caused by hypertension
What are the two types of bleeding in the brain?
- intracranial
- subarachnoid
How is a stroke diagnosed?
- CT Scan (most common)
- MRI
