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What makes you able to still try to perfuse to the brain if something is blocked

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Circle of Willis

Circulation is all connected

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What does stroke deal with

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Perfusion

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How much of cardiac output is needed to go to the brain for optimal functioning

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20%

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What happens if there is increased blood flow, swelling, etc and it squeezes out at brainstem

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Often results in death

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What is a major cause of strokes

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Atherosclerosis

Hardening and thickening of arteries

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If an artery is described as having laminar flow, we know that is

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Good, no blockages or swelling of arteries

Turbulent flow is bad

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Where is a major spot for clots

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Middle cerebral artery (branches off near circle of Lewis)

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Cerebrovascular disease ranks ____ as a cause of death in USA and ____ cause of permanent disability in the USA

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3rd

1st

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Definition of stroke

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Brain injury caused by sudden disruption of blood flow to the brain

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Modifiable risk factors for stroke

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Smoking
Diabetic
Hyperlipidemia 
Hypertension 
Heart disease 
Obesity
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Non modifiable risk factors for strokes

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Age (doubles for every decade over 65)
Race (African Americans > whites)
Possibly heredity

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Time lost =

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Brain lost

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What does F A S T stand for in trying to detect a stroke

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F- face (symmetric)
A- arm (strength and movement)
S- speech (patterns and understanding)
T- time (= brain; call squad, do not drive)

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TIA (transient ischemic attack) is a mini or silent stroke. What is it caused by

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Temporary interruption in blood supply to the brain

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Amaurosis is

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Temporary blindness of one eye (related to a stroke)

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How quickly will one recover from a TIA

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24 hours

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Approximately ____ of all strokes are preceded by a TIA

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1/3

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What are the two types of strokes

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Ischemic (most common)

Hemorrhage (spontaneous bleeding in brain)

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What are the two types of ischemic strokes

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Thrombotic

Embolic ( always starts from heart)

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Why is someone with a fib. At risk for a stroke

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Your heart beats so fast and doesn’t pump out much of the blood. It forms a pool in your atrium and clots form. If a clot then gets pumped out it could cause an Embolic stroke

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What should you know about a CAT scan with a stroke pt

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Should be done within 30 minutes of arriving

Do not use contrast

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Thrombotic stroke

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Blood clot forms in artery of brain and obstructs blood flow

Symptoms progress in first 72 hours as damage increases

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Embolic strokes

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Blood clot travels to brain
Most often associated with cardiac disorders
Onset is sudden

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Where is the most common site for emboli to lodge

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Middle cerebral artery

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Hemorrhagic stroke

Intracerebral hemorrhage

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Occurs when a blood vessel in or around brain ruptures (rupture of an aneurysm)

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Hemorrhagic stroke

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

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Bleeding in brain fills the cerebrospinal fluid-filled space on the surface of the brain (rupture of an aneurysm)

“Worst headache of my life”

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What are two signs that determine you may be having a hemorrhagic stroke

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Vomiting w/o being nauseous

Can’t touch chin to neck

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What is the primary diagnostic test for strokes

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CT

28
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Cerebral angiogram/ arterial gram

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Shows blood flow through arteries

You can see where clot is or where blood is leaking

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Change in anything neuro tells change in

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Perfusion

30
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Ipselsteral

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Occurring on same side

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Contra lateral

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Opposite side sees the symptoms

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Clinical manifestations of a stroke

Motor function

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Mobility
Respiratory function
Swallow and speech
Gag reflux problem

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Left brain damage will be seen on

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Right side of body

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Aphasia

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Loss of the power of expression

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Expressive aphasia

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Difficulty speaking or writing

Broca’s area affected (motor speech)

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Receptive aphasia

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Difficulty in understanding written or spoken language

Wernicke’s area affected

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Dysarthria

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Disturbance of the muscular control of speech

38
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Broca’s area and wernicke’s area is on the ____ side of the body

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Left

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Clinical manifestations of a stroke

Affect

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Difficulty controlling emotions
Depression
Loss/change in body image
Inappropriate responses

40
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If stroke on left side they know what is going on. Stroke on right side

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Neglect of whole side

41
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Spatial-perceptual alterations of a stroke

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Incorrect perception of self or illness
Homonymous hemianopsia
Agnosia( inability to recognize objects)

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Homonymous hemianopsia

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Blindness occurs in same half of the visual fields of both eyes

43
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Elimination can be affected by strokes

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Increased incontinence

Increased constipation d/t decreased sensation

44
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Hemiparesis

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Weakness of one side

Numb/ tingling feeling

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis on one side of body

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Ataxia

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Failure of muscular coordination

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Alexia

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Reading problems

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Agraphia

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Writing problems

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Agnosia

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Difficulty using an object correctly

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Hypotonia

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Flaccidity

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Hypertonia

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Spasticity

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If your pt has a speech problem assume

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They have a swallowing problem

NPO

54
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Right brain damage causes

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Left side paralyzed 
Quick, impulsive behavior 
Memory deficits: performance 
Neglect of left side of body 
Impaired sense of humor and judgement 
Loss of depth perception
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Left side brain damage causes

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Paralyzed right side 
Slow, cautious behavior 
Memory deficit: language
Distress and depression about disability 
Easily frustrated
Aphasia, reading problem 
Difficulty writing

Nursing Test 3 (10 decks)

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