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CVA Review

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What is the most common type of CVA?   Ischemic Strokes  
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What type of CVA is caused by arteriosclerosis?   Thrombotic Strokes  
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What type of CVA is caused by an embolus?   Embolic Strokes  
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What is the most common artery to find a hyperdense artery sign on?   Middle Cerebral Artery  
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How long is Tissue Plasminogen Activator effective for from the first sign of the patient’s symptoms?   3 hours  
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Caused by a ruptured blood vessel   Hemorrhagic Stroke  
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How will an ischemic CVA appear within the first 12 hours of the infarct?   Triangular or wedge shaped hypodensity  
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Angioplasty & carotid endartectomy are treatment options for what type of stroke?   Ischemic Stroke  
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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  
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What is the #1 risk factor for hemorrhagic strokes?   Hypertension  
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Where does a subarachnoid hemorrhagic stroke occur?   Posterior cerebral artery Anterior communicating artery Middle cerebral artery  
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Where do intraparenchymal CVA’s occur?   Within the brain itself  
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How are ischemic & hemorrhagic stroke symptoms differentiated?   Hemorrhagic usually have a sudden severe or thunderclap headache  
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Described as an oval homogenous hyperdensity   Intraparenchymal/intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke  
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Described as hyperdensities in normally CSF rich areas of the brain   Subarachnoid hemorrhagic stroke  
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How is a hemorrhagic stroke treated?   Surgery, endovascular coils, steroids, high blood pressure medications & angiography  
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