STROKES SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
Type of stroke caused by blood clots; most common type of stroke.
what is ISCHEMIC STROKE
A simpler term for cardiovascular disease
What is Heart Disease?
A muscular organ in your chest
What is the Heart
Speech condition that affects a person’s ability to use or understand language (comprehension), even though their intelligence stays the same.
What is APHASIA
MEDICATION TO HELP LOWER CHOLESTEROL LEVELS
what is STATINS
Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of body.
What are COMMON SYMPTOMS OF STROKE?
When heart valves fail to open and close properly
What is Heart Valve Disease?
How many chambers are in the heart?
Four Chambers
This condition causes uncoordinated or shaky movements (tremors); the brain has trouble controlling balance and motor control.
What is ATAXIA
Medication used to prevent clots from forming.
what is an ANTI-COAGULANT (BLOODTHINNERS)
This happens when blood flow to part of the brain is blocked or a blood vessel bursts, causing brain cells to stop getting oxygen.
what is A STROKE
A condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm.
What is an Arrhythmia?
The fluid that goes through the heart.
What is Blood?
Speech condition that happens when the muscles used for talking become weak or uncoordinated, making speech slurred or hard to understand.
What is DYSARRTHRIA
Warfarin, eliquis, coumadin, xarelto, pradaxa
what is BLOOD THINNERS
Most common cause of hemorrhagic stroke; also called high blood pressure
What is HYPERTENSION
What disease provides an inadequate supply of blood and oxygen to the myocardium/the heart
What is Coronary Artery Disease?
Two critical components supplied to the body by the blood
What is Oxygen and Essential Nutrients?
This condition causes tight, stiff muscles after a stroke because the brain has trouble relaxing the signals sent to the body.
what is MUSLCE SPASTICITY
This is what goes in the INNER CIRCLE of the “Circles of Control" model. Hint: The inner circle is called the Circle of Control.
What are the things YOU can control — your thoughts, reactions, priorities, boundaries, self-care, and goals
B.E. F.A.S.T.
What is the most popular acronym for signs of a stroke?
What is a common name for a Septal Defect
What is a Hole in the Heart?
A critical component removed from the body by the blood
What is CO2?
This “sixth sense” tells your brain where your body parts are in space
What is PRIOPIOCEPTION
The brain's ability to form new connections after injury, helping stroke survivors relearn language skills
What is LANGUAGE PLASTICITY