Week 3: Stroke Flashcards

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What is the epidemiology of stroke?

A
  • 800,000/year of new or recurrent strokes
  • 5 mil TIA patients/year
  • leading cause of long term disability and 4th leading cause of death
  • 1/15 deaths due to stroke
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What are the warning signs of stroke?

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Sudden weakness or numbness
Sudden change in vision
Sudden difficulty speaking or understanding
Sudden dizziness or loss of balance
Sudden headache
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3
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What are the types of stroke?

A
  1. Ischemic (80%)
    - mainly atherothrombotic
    - lacunar
    - cardioembolic
    - cryptogenic
  2. Hemorrhagic (20%)
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4
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Diagnosing a stroke.

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  • lab studies: CBC, aPTT, PT, TT times
  • EKG
  • Chest X ray
  • CT scan
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5
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Treating a stroke

A
  • Time is the most important

- can give tPA within 3 hours of onset in ischemic stroke

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What are the risk factors for stroke?

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  1. hypertension
  2. cholesterol
  3. cigarettes
  4. A fib
  5. heavy alcohol use
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