Stroke Symptoms
I feel like I'm on a boat or like the world is moving around me.
what is dizziness or vertigo or feeling off-balance?
This is the first test the hospital will do if I look like I'm having a stroke
What is a Cat Scan?
This is the most common risk factor for stroke
What is high blood pressure?
This is when I have stroke symptoms but they go away and my brain has no permanent damage
What is a TIA or mini stroke?
These are the 6 impairments that therapy works on in Acute Rehab
What are: hemiplegia, spasticity, vision & cognition, pain, language, skin integrity/positioning?
"No one can understand what I am saying"
What is slurred speech or aphasia?
If this is too high, it can clog up my blood vessels
What is cholesterol?
This risk factor means the sugar in my blood is too high
What is diabetes?
This is the acronym or letters to remember stroke symptoms
What is BEFAST?
These are the 3 types of therapy disciplines found in the Rehab setting
What are Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Therapy?
When I smile, only 1 side of my face moves
What is unequal smile?
This test involves going into a magnetic tube to get a really clear picture of my brain
What is a MRI?
This happens when someone has lots of birthdays
What is older age?
This is how many brain cells die each minute that a stroke is not treated
What is
a. just under 2 million?
b. just under 1 million
c. just under 1 billion
Items that Physical Therapy focuses on in the Rehab setting
What are lower extremity strengthening, balance, bed mobility, transfers, stairs, ambulation?
I am seeing 2 of everything
What is double vision?
This test uses ultrasound to look at my heart
What is an echocardiogram or heart ultrasound?
This risk factor for stroke is also really bad for my lungs
What is smoking?
These type of medicine keeps my blood from clotting
What is blood thinner or coumadin or eliquis?
Items that Occupational Therapy focuses on in the Rehab setting
What are activities of daily living, vision training, upper extremity strengthening/coordination?
I can't seem to pick anything up with my right hand
What is one-sided weakness?
This test involves having something stuck to my chest
What is a heart monitor?
When this happens my heart beats really fast and irregularly
What is Atrial Fibrillation or Afib?
These are the 2 types of stroke
What is bleeding or hemorrhage and what is a clot or ischemia?
Items that Speech Therapy focuses on in the Rehab setting
What are cognition, language, swallowing, orientation?