Nursing 3910A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ischemia, Anatomical Terms Of Motion, Bruit
8 Dec 2016
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Ischemia to a part of the brain blockage. Hemorrhage into the brain blood getting to brain (bursting) All result in no oxygen to brain, cells die, damage occurs. Atherosclerosis (hardening & thickening of the arteries) is a major cause of stroke. 14,000 canadians die from a stroke each year, 3rd leading cause of death. Average length of hospital stay is 35 days. Determine if ischemic or hemorrhagic: cat or mri. Need for identification of those at risk and prompt treatment once symptoms appear. What will influence size of stroke: size of clot, number of collaterals to same area of brain. Depends on: location, size, collateral blood flow, fast face (drooping), arms (raise both), speech (slurred or jumbled), time (call) Non-modifiable: race, age over 55, gender males greater than males. Modifiable: htn, cardiovascular dx (e. g. afib pooling of blood in atrium, clots, hyperlipidemia, obesity, smoking, diabetes, asymptomatic carotid stenosis, modest alcohol consumption, periodontal disease.
