Terms You need to know
When a person has a stroke and the symtoms are on the same side of the affected hemisphere
What is Ipsilateral
Severe or prolonged ischemia leads to cellular death known as?
This type of stroke typically occurs in people who are resting or sleeping due to a drop in blood pressure.
What is a thrombotic stroke
if affected, deficits in that affect language, analytical thinking, and mathematics.
What is the left hemisphere
When lifting the arm of the patient and it falls immediately, also known as having no muscle strength.
What is flaccidity.
Ischemic strokes tend to result from a blockage of what artery?
What is the cerebral artery.
treatment for an ischemic stroke-emergent includes?
ABCs, accucheck, CT scan
ASA (not within 24 hour of TIA)
Patient had a stroke on the left sided hemisphere, what side should objects be placed on?
What is the Left side
Thrombotic strokes take how long to show deficits?
1-2 days
When given a patient a spoon, they call it a lego. This is known as?
What is agnosia.
(inability to recognize common objects)
If affected, it causes loss of visual and spatial awareness and proprioception
what is the right sided cerebral hemisphere
Embolic strokes take how long to show deficits?
What is immediately!
What is important to check because if low they mock signs of a stroke?
Within 3 hours of onset of symptoms
Also known as expressive aphasia, patients understand but cannot respond
Broca's aphasia.
What are the 6 goals of stroke care?
Rapid recognition
Rapid reaction
Rapid transport to ED
Hospital prenotification
rapid diagnosis and treatment
What is the main diagnostic for a stroke?
What is a CT scan
This type of stroke occurs during activity and most often in people who sustain BP elevation
Hemorrhagic
hx of blood dyscrasias
hx of bleeding
major trauma in the last 14 days
arterial puncture in last 7 days
After a stroke, the patient becomes paralyzed on one side also known as
What is hemiplegia
Patient presents to ED with a headache, nausea and vomiting, and experiences a seizure. What type of stroke would this patient be experiencing?
What is a hemorrhagic stroke
What is the most important acronym for stokes, and what does it mean?
FAST
face
arms
speech
time
If BP is greater than 185/110, what would be administered to the patient?
Nitroglycerine paste or labetalol
A person born with this type of malformation will require surgery
A.V malformation