NURS372 Care of Patient with Stroke (100% Verified answers)

Stroke correct answers third most common cause of death in the U.S. and Canada leading cause of serious, long-term disability approximately 35% of individuals who have an initial stroke die within 1 year most effective way to decrease the burden of stroke is prevention risk factors can be divide into non-modifiable and modifiable risks Types of Stroke correct answers ischemia (takes a while to build up) 1. thrombotic 2. embolic hemorrhagic (happens spontaneously) 1. intracerebral 2. subarachnoid Thrombotic Stroke correct answers thrombosis occurs in relation to injury to a blood vessel wall and formation of a blood clot result of thrombosis or narrowing of the blood vessel most common cause of stroke lacunar strokes are typically asymptomatic Embolic Stroke correct answers patient with an embolic stroke commonly has a rapid occurrence of severe clinical symptoms onset of embolic stroke is usually sudden and may or may not be r/t activity patient usually remains conscious, although he may have a H/A Intracerebral hemorrhage correct answers bleeding within the brain caused by rupture of a vessel *HTN* is the most important cause have a major H/A, important Sx hemorrhage commonly occurs during periods of activity