Vascular System & Stroke - Stroke Rehab Flashcards
Subjective disability
Ill health with absence of objective disease
Subjective well-being
Feeling good but having severe objective disease
Common psychosocial impacts of illness in severe condn
Disruption to normal life
Demand of treatments and care
Uncertainty of future
What do impacts of illness and their consequences depend on
Nature of condn (e.g. severity, course, symptoms)
Individual (e.g. age, expectations, coping)
Social factors (e.g. support, resources)
Sequence of psychosocial impacts of illness
Disease/ disorder –> impairment/ symptoms –> limitations/ disability –> restrictions —> dependency –> affects well-being —> changes life-evaluation
Impacts of acute vs chronic illness
Acute illness causes fear, uncertainty but pt can enter ‘sick role’
Chronic illness comes with challenge of continuing obligations of normal life and managing illness but w/ new limitations
Assessing subjective experience
Health status (e.g symptoms)
QoL (e.g. happiness)
HQRL (e.g. meaning)
Functional status (e.g. limitations)
PROMS
Pt Reported Outcome Measures
Key domains of illness impact
Perceived health (symptoms) Physical functioning Occupational/ role functioning Social functioning Emotional functional Cognitive functioning
Clinical reasons for measuring psychosocial impact
Screening for hidden problems
Identifying & prioritising problems
Communication
Identifying preferences, shared decision-making
Monitoring change/ response
Aid in treatment & resource allocation decisions
Emotional impacts of illness
Many c/c illness cormobid w/ depression creating further worsening of health (e.g. angina, arthritis, asthma, diabetes)
Severe, sudden physical condns can also trigger anger, anxiety, depression
Causes of anxiety in illness
Outcomes/ results of illness/ treatment
Unknown procedures
What does anxiety in illness result in
Irrational beliefs and heightened awareness of symptoms
Alters perception, interpretation and recall
Depression definition
An effective (mood) disorder characterised by feeling sadness and general withdrawal from those around us Associated w/ suicide, poor adherence and poor motivation
Why do we treat emotional impacts of illness
Physical and mental health aren’t separate
Increases survival, decreases risk of complications, increases QoL, poor treatment outcome and decreases cost of care
Haemostasis
Normal blood clotting
Thrombosis
Excessive blood clotting
Thrombophilia
Predisposition to blood clots
Fibrinolysis
Natural clot destruction
VTE
Venous thromboembolism
Incl DVT/ PE
Causes of clots
Virchow’s triad
Endothelial injury
Hypercoagulability
Stasis of blood flow
Types of clots
Red clots
White clots
Where are red clots found
Arteries (arterial)
Where are white clots found
Veins (venous)
Arterial thrombosis condns
Stroke
MI
PVD
Venous thrombosis condns
VTE
Thrombophlebitis
Risk factors for red clots
Aging Cholesterol deposition HTN DM Smoking
Risk factors for white clots
Genetic - APLS
Malignancy
Immobility
Drugs
Red clot composition
Mainly platelets, minimum fibrin
White clot composition
Mainly fibrin, minimum platelets
What do anti platelet agents prevent
Platelet adhesion, activation and aggregation.
What do fibrinolytic agents increase
Conversion of plasminogen to plasmin
Plasmin degrades fibrin and breaks up thrombin
What do anti-fibrinolytic agents prevent
Conversion of plasminogen to plasmin
Main groups of blood thinners
Anticoagulants
Anti-platelets
Thrombolytics
Types of anticoagulants
Oral anti-coagulants
Parenteral anti-coagulants
What are anti-coagulants used for
Prevention of venous thrombus development or extension of thrombus in venous circulation
DOACs
Direct Oral Anti-Coagulants
Main DOACs
Apixaban
Dabigatran
Edoxaban
Rivaroxaban
Benefit of DOAC’s vs warfarin
No routine monitoring requirements
Indications for DOAC’s
Stroke prevention if AF pt
All except edoxaban can be used for VTE prophylaxis after elective hip or knee replacement suregry
Reversal agent for dabigatran
Idarucizimab
Reversal agent for apixaban and rivaroxaban
Andexanet
Parenteral anti-coagulants
Heparin LMWH Heparinoids Hirudins Fondaparinux
When would heparin be used over LMWH
Those w/ high risk of bleeding - can terminate rapidly by stopping infusion
Uses of LMWH
Prevention and treatment of VTE
Examples of LMWH
Enoxaparin/ Dalteparin/ Tinzeoparin
Heparinoid
Danaparoid - used for prophylaxis for DVT in pts undergoing general or orthopaedic surgery
Example of a hirudin
Bivalirudin - direct thrombin inhibitor
Can also be used to treat NSTEMI
Types of oral anti-coagulants
DOACs/ NOACs
Vit k antagonists - warfarin, acenocoumarol
Direct Xa inhibitors
Rivaroxaban
Apixaban
Edoxaban
Direct thrombin inhibitors
Dabigtran
Bivalirudin
Fondaparinux
Synthetic pentasacharide
Inhibits factor X
Examples of anti-platelet agents
Aspirin
Clopidogrel, Prasgrel, Ticraglor
Dipyridamole
Examples of fibrinolytics/ thrombolytics
Steptokinase
Alteplaste
Retreplaste
Tenectoplase
Antidote for heparin and LMWH
Protamine sulphate
How long does warfarin take to have an effect
48 - 72 Hrs
What must be monitored with warfarin
INR
INR
International Normalised Ratio
Normal INR
1
Higher the INR, thinner the blood
INR of 2 = takes blood 2x as long to clot
Warfarin reversal
Vit K - main agent
FFP
Spp clotting factor
Aspirin MOA
Irreversibly inactivates COX -1 and alters balance between TXA2 and PGI2
Clopidogrel MOA
Inhibits ADP induced aggregation
Typical drugs given after arterial thrombosis
Fibrinolytic (alteplase) given acutely Aspirin 300mg stat 2/52 Clopidogrel 75mg OD Statins initiated within 48 hrs regardless of serum [Cholesterol] DOAC's for AF pts
When should alteplase be given after a stroke
Within 4.5 hrs of onset
What type of anti-hypertensive should be used following a stroke
Beta-blockers
When can drugs be given for an ischaemic stroke
After excluding ICH stroke
Advantages of thrombolytics
Improved long term outcomes i.e., function and independence
Disadvantage of thrombolytics
Small window of use, for stroke require CT first
Risk of ICH (1%)
No H/O trauma/ surgery/ Haem stroke/ dental procedure