ATI Detailed Answer Key SS.N4581 Stroke and
Intracranial Hemorrhage
What is a Stroke / Cerebral-vascular accident - ANSWER-Sudden interruption of blood flow to portion of
the brain
How many Americans does it affect - ANSWER-Around 800,000 Americans each year
How many does it kill - ANSWER-160,000 each year
Some symtpoms that make you more prone to stroke - ANSWER-- Hypertension
- smoking
- CAD / A- FIB
- Diabetes
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Sickle Cell
- Diet / Obesity
- High Cholesterol
How blood flow do the 2 Carotid Arteries give to brain - ANSWER-80% of cerebral blood flow
How much blood flow do Basilar Artery provide - ANSWER-20 % of CBF
What are the two primary types of strokes - ANSWER-1. Ischemic
2. Hemorrhagic
Two subclasses of Ischemic Stroke - ANSWER-1. Cerebral Thrombosis (clot forms there)
2. Cerebral Embolism (clot forms elsewhere)
, ATI Detailed Answer Key SS.N4581 Stroke and
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Two subclasses for hemorrhagic stroke - ANSWER-1. Intracerebral Hemorrhage
2. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
How many strokes are Ischemic - ANSWER-87%
Signs of Thrombotic stroke - ANSWER-Older age due to long history of blood vessel disease
- Hemiparisis
- Numbness on opposite side
- Aphasia (difficult to understand speech)
- Agnosia (senses)
Rare causes of Ischemic Embolic stroke - ANSWER-- airembolism
- fat embolism (long bone injury)
- Bacterial and Fungal infecctions can throw clots
- Sickle Cell disease
- Oral Contraceptives
How do Embolic Strokes onset - ANSWER-Usually a lot more rapid
What is a Large Vessel Occlusion - ANSWER-- account for 25% of ischemic strokes
- involve major cerebral arteries
- Vessels: Vertebral, Basilar, Carotid, cerebral arteries
What kind of Stroke Centers do LVO need to go to - ANSWER-Comprehensive stroke center
What does BEFAST stand for - ANSWER-Balance
Intracranial Hemorrhage
What is a Stroke / Cerebral-vascular accident - ANSWER-Sudden interruption of blood flow to portion of
the brain
How many Americans does it affect - ANSWER-Around 800,000 Americans each year
How many does it kill - ANSWER-160,000 each year
Some symtpoms that make you more prone to stroke - ANSWER-- Hypertension
- smoking
- CAD / A- FIB
- Diabetes
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Sickle Cell
- Diet / Obesity
- High Cholesterol
How blood flow do the 2 Carotid Arteries give to brain - ANSWER-80% of cerebral blood flow
How much blood flow do Basilar Artery provide - ANSWER-20 % of CBF
What are the two primary types of strokes - ANSWER-1. Ischemic
2. Hemorrhagic
Two subclasses of Ischemic Stroke - ANSWER-1. Cerebral Thrombosis (clot forms there)
2. Cerebral Embolism (clot forms elsewhere)
, ATI Detailed Answer Key SS.N4581 Stroke and
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Two subclasses for hemorrhagic stroke - ANSWER-1. Intracerebral Hemorrhage
2. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
How many strokes are Ischemic - ANSWER-87%
Signs of Thrombotic stroke - ANSWER-Older age due to long history of blood vessel disease
- Hemiparisis
- Numbness on opposite side
- Aphasia (difficult to understand speech)
- Agnosia (senses)
Rare causes of Ischemic Embolic stroke - ANSWER-- airembolism
- fat embolism (long bone injury)
- Bacterial and Fungal infecctions can throw clots
- Sickle Cell disease
- Oral Contraceptives
How do Embolic Strokes onset - ANSWER-Usually a lot more rapid
What is a Large Vessel Occlusion - ANSWER-- account for 25% of ischemic strokes
- involve major cerebral arteries
- Vessels: Vertebral, Basilar, Carotid, cerebral arteries
What kind of Stroke Centers do LVO need to go to - ANSWER-Comprehensive stroke center
What does BEFAST stand for - ANSWER-Balance
