Stroke part 2 Flashcards
What are three common rehabilitation therapies for stroke?
- speech therapy
- physiotherapy
- occupational therapy
What are 5 stroke complications (after-effects)?
- paralysis on one side of the body
- difficulty speaking or visual impairment
- depression
- epilepsy
- dementia or difficulties with recognising, learning and memory
what are 6 thing you could do to help prevent a stroke?
- eat well
- physical exercise
- smoking cessation
- limit alcohol consumption
- avoid stress and monitor BP
- stop birth control
what is Hemiplegia
paralysis of the left or right side of the body
what is Aphasia
difficulty speaking
what is dysphasia
impaired ability to communicates; incomprehensible speech or inability to understand speech
what is dysarthria
disturbance to muscular control affecting speech and pronouncing words
what is unilateral neglect
unaware of and inattentive to one side of the body
what is hemianopia
loss of half of the visual field of one or both eyes
what is agnosia
inability to recognise previously familiar objects
what is diplopia
unilateral or bilateral double vision
what is dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
what is the most common type of stroke and what is the percentage of its occurrence
85% of strokes are ischaemic
what is the main type of medication used with hemorrhagic strokes
- anti-hypertensive (eg ace inhibitors)
if someone came onto your ward after having surgery for there stroke what 5 things would you include in your nursing assessment?
- current situation
- history of similar symptoms
- current medications
- associated illnesses eg hypertension
- family history of strokes
