Risk Factors
_____ is the number one cause of stroke and it can be controlled and managed.
The acronym _____, can help you remember the symptoms of a stroke.
What is F.A.S.T.?
What is Ischemic Stroke?
Strokes are related to the brain, while heart attacks are related to what?
What is The Heart?
Where do strokes land in the leading causes of death in the United States?
What is Number 5?
The risk of stroke almost doubles in African Americans who _____.
What is Smoke?
The first letter of the acronym stands for?
What is Face Drooping?
A stroke caused by a blood vessel rupturing and preventing blood flow to the brain.
What is Hemorrhagic Stroke?
The most common heart attack symptom is _____.
What is Chest Pain?
Strokes are the leading cause of _____ in the United States.
What is Disability?
As a person's _____ increases, so does their risk of stroke.
What is Age?
The second letter of the acronym stands for?
What is Arm Weakness?
A stroke caused by a temporary clot, otherwise known as a "mini stroke".
What is Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)?
Occurs when the blood flow that brings oxygen to the heart is greatly reduced or cut off completely.
What is Heart Attack?
What percentage of strokes are preventable?
What is 80%?
Women are at _____ risk for having strokes than men are.
What is Higher?
The third letter of the acronym stands for?
What is Speech Difficulty?
A disease affecting the arteries leading to the brain and in the brain.
What is Stroke?
Even though they are different, _____ is key to reducing your risk of either.
What is Prevention?
Along with physical effects of stroke, stroke can cause mental effects such as _____.
What is Depression?
Along with _____, most patients who are at risk of having a stroke also have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and are overweight.
What is Diabetes?
The fourth letter of the acronym stands for?
What is Time to Call 911?
A blood pressure greater than or equal to 140/90.
What is High Blood Pressure?
The buildup of fat, cholesterol, and other substances in the coronary arteries.
What is Atherosclerosis?
One in _____ women will have a stroke within their lifetime.
What is Five?