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NUR 1006 Med-Surg CVA Exam Questions And Correct Answers
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NUR 1006 Med-Surg CVA Exam Questions And Correct AnswersWhat is a stroke? - ANSWER Occurs when oxygen rich blood cannot reach the brain
cells and cells begin to die.
The majority of strokes (80%) occur in the front of the brain. The front of the brain
includes what lobes? - ANSWER Frontal, temporal, parietal
What can cause strokes? - ANSWER artery dissection, chiropractors, roller-coaster
rides, beauty salon stroke syndrome
What is an artery dissection? - ANSWER A tear in the wall of an artery
What can cause an arterial dissection? - ANSWER Popping your neck, car accident,
trauma etc
What is the most common artery dissection that causes a stroke? - ANSWER Vertebral
What are the two types of strokes? - ANSWER ischemic and hemorrhagic
What type of stroke is more common: ischemic or hemorrhagic. - ANSWER ischemic
(87%)
What is the pathophysiology of an ischemic stroke? - ANSWER Blood vessel becomes
blocked
How can a blood vessel become blocked with an ischemic stroke? - ANSWER Narrowing
of the vessel or blood clot
, What is an embolism? - ANSWER Moving blood clot
What can cause an embolism to form? - ANSWER Atrial fibrillation
What can cause arteries to narrow leading to an ischemic stroke? - ANSWER
Atherosclerosis, HTN, smoking, diabetes
What is a TIA? - ANSWER Mini ischemic stroke
What happens in a hemorrhagic stroke? - ANSWER Bleeding in the brain due to a break
in a blood vessel
What causes a hemorrhagic stroke? - ANSWER Brain aneurysm bursts, uncontrolled
htn, old age
What are the three types of hemorrhagic strokes? - ANSWER Intracerebral,
subarachnoid, intraventricular
What is intracerebral hemorrhage? - ANSWER bleeding within the brain
What is a subarachnoid hemorrhage? - ANSWER Bleeding around the brain (in the
subarachnoid space)
What is a intraventricular hemorrhage? - ANSWER bleeding into the ventricles of the
brain
What is the most common symptom you will hear a patient complain of when they are
having a hemorrhagic stroke? - ANSWER Headache
If a patient has a right sided stroke, which side of the body will be effected? - ANSWER
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