Subarachnoid hemorrhage Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+

Subarachnoid hemorrhage Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+ Causes - Answers 1. most are caused by ruptured saccular aneurysms 2. trauma 3. AVMs/fistulas 4. vasculitides 5. intracranial arterial dissections 6. amyloid angiopathy 7. bleeding diatheses 8. illicit drug use epidemiology - Answers 1. most aneurysmal SAH occur between 40-60 of age 2. young children and the elderly can be affected as well 3. risk in african americanscaucasian americans 4. women have a slightly higher incidence of aneurysmal SAH, ?d/t hormonal status risk factors - Answers 1. cigarette smoking 2. HTN 3. genetic risk 4. sympathomimetic (phenylpropanolamine): in appetite suppressants, cold remedies risk factors - Answers 5. cocaine abuse 6. estrogen deficiency 7. antithrombotic therapy 8. statins and low cholesterol 9. stressful life events NOT convincing risk factors clinical manifestations - Answers 1. rupture of an aneurysm releases blood directly into the CSF under arterial pressure 2. the blood spreads quickly w/i the CSF, rapidly increasing ICP clinical manifestations - Answers 3. the bleeding usually lasts only a few seconds, but