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CV Accident
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accident Type | Ischemic & Hemorrhagic |
| Primary Injury Hemorrhagic Patho | compression of brain tissue from hematoma causing increase ICP |
| Secondary Injury Hemorrhagic Patho | r/t inflammation, edema, |
| Hemorrhagic Types | Subarachnoid & Intracerebral |
| Subarachnoid Hemorrhage | blood escapes from defective/injured vasculature into subarachnoid space (normally of CSf) |
| Intracerebral Hemorrhage | Blood vessel leaks/ruptures directly into brain tissue |
| Ischemic Types | Thrombotic & Embolic |
| Embolic Type | Fragment breaks from thrombus in the body usually impact small vessel and obstruct at bifurcation or other narrowed point |
| Thombotic Type | Arterial obstruction from thrombus |
| Ischemic Patho | Occulsion -> Reduced blood flow -> tigger autoregulatory mechanism. |