Stroke Flashcards
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Types of stroke
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-Strokes are classified on the basis of underlying pathophysiologic findings
TYPES:
Ischemic
Hemorrhagic
2
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Ischemic stroke
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Lack of blood flow to brain cells
3
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Hemorrhagic stroke
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Bleeding into brain
4
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Cerebrovascular accident
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A CVA or Stroke occurs when there is ISCHEMIA to a part of the brain or HEMORRHAGE into the brain that results in death of brain cells.
5
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Ischemic stroke: THROMBOTIC STROKE
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Most common cause of stroke
- Result of thrombosis or narrowing of the cerebral blood vessel
- Injury to a cerebral blood vessel wall and formation of a blood clot
6
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Ischemic stroke
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Inadequate blood flow to the brain from partial or complete occlusion of an artery.
-Most common type of stroke (80% of all stroke)
7
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Ischemic stroke can be
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- Thrombotic
- embolic
8
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Stroke warning signs
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- numbness
- weakness
- difficulty with speech
- dizziness
- sudden intense headache
- sudden nausea and vomiting
- sudden inability to remember events
- “Heavy arm”
- facial drooping
9
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Community Education: FAST
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F face (look for an uneven smile) A arm (check if one arm is weak) S speech (listen for slurred speech) T time (call 911 at the first sign)
10
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Stroke Risk Factors
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- Hypertension
- Heart Disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- Sleep Apnea
- Blood cholesterol levels
- smoking
- Substance abuse
- Living in the southeastern US
11
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Clinical Manifestations of stroke
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Affects many body functions
- motor activity
- elimination
- intellectual function
- spatial-perceptual alterations
- personality
- affect
- sensation
- communication
