Ischemic cvas - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Unit 5 CVAs, Strokes, Infarcts Neuro Test 2 (USAHS) with Correct Answers When the arterial supply to brain is affected by a vascular change you may be experiencing a? - Answer - Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Infarct? - Answer -Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply Hemianopsia? - Answer -Blindness in half the visual field Hemianesthesia? - Answer -Anesthesia of half the body Global Aphasia? - Answer -When both production and understanding of language is damaged Thrombus? - Ans...

Cerebrovascular Accident - What else is is called? (2) - Answer - CVA - Stroke Cerebrovascular Accident - Definition - Answer - Interruption of blood flow to the brain causing brain damage & loss of function - Brain injury but not traumatic Cerebrovascular Accident - 2 main types - Answer - Ischemic - Hemorrhagic Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident (4) - Answer - Most common, 80% of strokes - Lack of blood supply, full blockage - Thrombosis (clot) stops blood supply to an ar...

NURS 6501 Final Exam Review Guide (Weeks 7-11) Latest Update - Walden University. • Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems • Pathophysiological changes related to Pain, Temperature Regulation, Sleep, and Sensory Function • How does patient characteristics such as racial and ethnic variables impact altered physiology? • How does the pathophysiology of spinal injuries impact patients? • What is the impact of patient characteristics on disorders and alte...

NURS 6501 Final Exam Review Guide (Weeks 7-11) Latest Update - Walden University. • Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems • Pathophysiological changes related to Pain, Temperature Regulation, Sleep, and Sensory Function • How does patient characteristics such as racial and ethnic variables impact altered physiology? • How does the pathophysiology of spinal injuries impact patients? • What is the impact of patient characteristics on disorders and alte...

FNP from Practice Exam AANP Questions and Answers | Latest Update | 2024/2025 | Already Passed **If a patient presents with right-sided weakness, where did the CVA likely occur?** - Answer: Left side **What antibiotic is typically used for chlamydia eye infection in infants?** - Answer: Erythromycin **On a wet mount showing squamous epithelial cells with stippling, no lactobacilli, and many WBCs, what is the likely diagnosis?** - Answer: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) **What c...

NURS 6501 Final Exam Review Guide (Weeks 7-11) Latest Update - Walden University. • Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems • Pathophysiological changes related to Pain, Temperature Regulation, Sleep, and Sensory Function • How does patient characteristics such as racial and ethnic variables impact altered physiology? • How does the pathophysiology of spinal injuries impact patients? • What is the impact of patient characteristics on disorders and alte...

CVA (Stroke) Exam Questions With Complete Solutions (Verified And Updated) A 78-year-old client is admitted to the emergency department with numbness and weak- ness of the left arm and slurred speech. Which nursing intervention is priority? 1. Prepare to administer recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA). 2. Discuss the precipitating factors that caused the symptoms. 3. Schedule for a STAT computed tomography (CT) scan of head. 4. Notify the speech pathologist for an emergency co...

CVAs (strokes) can occur in 2 different ways: - Answer 1. Ischemic stroke 2. Hemorrhagic Ischemic Stroke - Answer -Arteries to the brain are blocked and blood flow is cut off -85% of strokes are ischemic -Thrombotic vs. Embolic Hemorrhagic Stroke - Answer -A blood vessel breaks and bleeds into the brain or compresses brain tissues -Less common, but more fatal -Intracerebral vs. Subarachnoid Course - Answer -When brain cells are deprived of oxygen for more than four minutes they...

What is the leading cause of disability? - Answer CVA CVAs are the _____ leading cause of death in women and _____ leading cause of death in men - Answer 3rd; 5th Risk factors for CVA - Answer - Poorly controlled/Uncontrolled HTN - smoking - DM - Polycythemia & Thrombocytopenia - High cholesterol (LDL) - CHF - Vascular disease - Afib - Sickle Cell - Lack of physical activity / obesity What are the three reasons for an ischemic stroke? - Answer - thrombus formation - e...

Cardiology Pt 4 Exam Questions With Verified Answers. Trial Fibrillation rapid and irregular beating of atrial chambers of heart most common arrhythmia (20-30% of ischemic CVAs are caused by AFIB) Afib is more common in men A fib Pathophysiolgy electrical impulses of SA node are overwhelmed by multiple foci of spontaneous depolarizations scattered about the atria (some make it to AV node and randomly depolarize ventricles generating irregular heartbeat) AFIB Causes hypertensive hear...