Stroke Nursing Care Exam Questions and answers
What are the four signs someone has had a stroke : - ✅✅FACE , ARMS , SPEECH AND TIME.
What might be wrong with someone's arms that just had a stroke ? - ✅✅The may not be able to raise
their arms and keep them there.
Stroke is caused by : - ✅✅Ischemia to part of a brain. OR Hemorrhage in the part of the brain.
What does a stroke result in : - ✅✅Loss of function controlled by the part of brain affected. How
much depends on severity.
Anatomy of Cerebral Circulation: (3 Parts) - ✅✅Carotid Arteries ( Anterior), Vertebral Arteries
(Posterior), and Circle of Willis CONNECTS THE TWO.
What happens when blow flow is halted to the brain: - ✅✅Neurological Metabolism is altered in = 30
seconds. Neurological Metabolism stops in 2 minutes. Cellular Death in 5 Minutes.
Brain has constant supply of : - ✅✅Blood.
The Blood to the brain is made up of : - ✅✅Oxygen and Glucose.
Factors affecting Blood Flow to the brain: - ✅✅Systemic Blood Pressure, Cardiac Output, Blood
Viscosity , Intracranial Pressure.
Cerebral Vascular Disease is usually caused by : - ✅✅Atherosclerosis.
Cerebrovascular Facts: - ✅✅3rd Highest cause of death in the USA, #1 cause of permanent death.
Atherosclerosis: - ✅✅Hardening and thickening of arteries. Major Cause of Stroke.
, What is a Major cause of a stroke : - ✅✅Atherosclerosis.
Plaque formation in the Veins leads to : - ✅✅Narrowing of arteries.
Narrowing of Arteries causes : - ✅✅Turbulent blood flow (can't get through) increased risk of clot
formation.
Narrowing of Arteries can also cause : - ✅✅Rupture of Clot , Blood Clot.
What site of Atherosclerosis is more scary to be at : - ✅✅Carotid Arteries or up by the brain.
Non-Modifiable Risk factors : - ✅✅Doubles after age 55. More common in males, but more women
die from it . African Americans, Genetic Risk Factors.
Someone with Diabetes has how many times more likely to get a stroke. - ✅✅5x
Modifiable factors for Stroke: - ✅✅Hypertension, Heart Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Smoking, Alcohol,
obesity, Sleep Apnea, Poor Diet.
A-Fib is responsible for : - ✅✅20% of all strokes.
Hypertension management will decrease stroke by : - ✅✅50%
TIA: - ✅✅Transient Ischemic Attack.
TIA FACTS: - ✅✅PERIOD OF TIME that blood flow is not too the brain. NOT A STROKE ,BLOOD FLOW IS
JUST HINDERED.
What are the four signs someone has had a stroke : - ✅✅FACE , ARMS , SPEECH AND TIME.
What might be wrong with someone's arms that just had a stroke ? - ✅✅The may not be able to raise
their arms and keep them there.
Stroke is caused by : - ✅✅Ischemia to part of a brain. OR Hemorrhage in the part of the brain.
What does a stroke result in : - ✅✅Loss of function controlled by the part of brain affected. How
much depends on severity.
Anatomy of Cerebral Circulation: (3 Parts) - ✅✅Carotid Arteries ( Anterior), Vertebral Arteries
(Posterior), and Circle of Willis CONNECTS THE TWO.
What happens when blow flow is halted to the brain: - ✅✅Neurological Metabolism is altered in = 30
seconds. Neurological Metabolism stops in 2 minutes. Cellular Death in 5 Minutes.
Brain has constant supply of : - ✅✅Blood.
The Blood to the brain is made up of : - ✅✅Oxygen and Glucose.
Factors affecting Blood Flow to the brain: - ✅✅Systemic Blood Pressure, Cardiac Output, Blood
Viscosity , Intracranial Pressure.
Cerebral Vascular Disease is usually caused by : - ✅✅Atherosclerosis.
Cerebrovascular Facts: - ✅✅3rd Highest cause of death in the USA, #1 cause of permanent death.
Atherosclerosis: - ✅✅Hardening and thickening of arteries. Major Cause of Stroke.
, What is a Major cause of a stroke : - ✅✅Atherosclerosis.
Plaque formation in the Veins leads to : - ✅✅Narrowing of arteries.
Narrowing of Arteries causes : - ✅✅Turbulent blood flow (can't get through) increased risk of clot
formation.
Narrowing of Arteries can also cause : - ✅✅Rupture of Clot , Blood Clot.
What site of Atherosclerosis is more scary to be at : - ✅✅Carotid Arteries or up by the brain.
Non-Modifiable Risk factors : - ✅✅Doubles after age 55. More common in males, but more women
die from it . African Americans, Genetic Risk Factors.
Someone with Diabetes has how many times more likely to get a stroke. - ✅✅5x
Modifiable factors for Stroke: - ✅✅Hypertension, Heart Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Smoking, Alcohol,
obesity, Sleep Apnea, Poor Diet.
A-Fib is responsible for : - ✅✅20% of all strokes.
Hypertension management will decrease stroke by : - ✅✅50%
TIA: - ✅✅Transient Ischemic Attack.
TIA FACTS: - ✅✅PERIOD OF TIME that blood flow is not too the brain. NOT A STROKE ,BLOOD FLOW IS
JUST HINDERED.
