CVA Review Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What is the most common type of CVA? | Ischemic Strokes |
| What type of CVA is caused by arteriosclerosis? | Thrombotic Strokes |
| What type of CVA is caused by an embolus? | Embolic Strokes |
| What is the most common artery to find a hyperdense artery sign on? | Middle Cerebral Artery |
| How long is Tissue Plasminogen Activator effective for from the first sign of the patient’s symptoms? | 3 hours |
| Caused by a ruptured blood vessel | Hemorrhagic Stroke |
| How will an ischemic CVA appear within the first 12 hours of the infarct? | Triangular or wedge shaped hypodensity |
| Angioplasty & carotid endartectomy are treatment options for what type of stroke? | Ischemic Stroke |
| Why is speech therapy a treatment option for stroke patients? | They may have lost the cough reflux & may need to know which foods they can safely eat & drink without aspirating |
| What is the #1 risk factor for hemorrhagic strokes? | Hypertension |
| Where does a subarachnoid hemorrhagic stroke occur? | Posterior cerebral artery Anterior communicating artery Middle cerebral artery |
| Where do intraparenchymal CVA’s occur? | Within the brain itself |
| How are ischemic & hemorrhagic stroke symptoms differentiated? | Hemorrhagic usually have a sudden severe or thunderclap headache |
| Described as an oval homogenous hyperdensity | Intraparenchymal/intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke |
| Described as hyperdensities in normally CSF rich areas of the brain | Subarachnoid hemorrhagic stroke |
| How is a hemorrhagic stroke treated? | Surgery, endovascular coils, steroids, high blood pressure medications & angiography |
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