Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) Bundle Set

Cerebrovascular Accident - What else is is called? (2) - Answer - CVA - Stroke Cerebrovascular Accident - Definition - Answer - Interruption of blood flow to the brain causing brain damage & loss of function - Brain injury but not traumatic Cerebrovascular Accident - 2 main types - Answe...

A 78-year-old client is admitted to the emergency department with numbness and weak- ness of the left arm and slurred speech. Which nursing intervention is priority? 1. Prepare to administer recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA). 2. Discuss the precipitating factors that caused the ...

2 main arteries that supply blood to the brain - Answer - carotid artery - vertebral artery Common Carotid artery divides to form: - Answer - Internal carotid artery - External Carotid artery External Carotid artery supplies: - Answer face and anterior scalp Internal Carotid Artery ...

A "___________ __________" results from an interruption in blood flow to the brain either because a blood vessel is blocked or ruptured. - Answer Brain attack True or false: Individuals who arrive to the ER within 3 hours of their first symptom tend to be healthier 3 months after a stroke comp...

All of the following are risk factors for a CVA except: a. increasing age b. atherosclerosis c. black race d. middle aged women - Answer d. middle aged women T/F Individuals suffering from TIA's are less likely to suffer from CVA's - Answer False T/F Hemorrhagic strokes have a higher...

CVAs (strokes) can occur in 2 different ways: - Answer 1. Ischemic stroke 2. Hemorrhagic Ischemic Stroke - Answer -Arteries to the brain are blocked and blood flow is cut off -85% of strokes are ischemic -Thrombotic vs. Embolic Hemorrhagic Stroke - Answer -A blood vessel breaks and bleed...

Stroke - Answer · __________: AKA a cerebrovascular accident or brain attack; a disruption in normal blood supply to brain secondary to ischemia, hemorrhage, brain attack, or embolism § Low blood flow leads to ischemia and decreased glucose which leads to cell death · ____________: caused by ...

CVA - Answer -The brain requires a continuous supply of blood to deliver oxygen and glucose needed to function optimally. Takes 20% of CO to maintain optimal functioning in brain. -CVA = Stroke or Brain Attack - occurs when there is an interruption in blood supply -Interruption in blood flow may ...

In the basis of the AHA 2004 data, the three leading cause of death are stroke, cancer and CV disease. The leading cause in order from greatest to the third are? A.) Cancer, cardiovascular disease then stroke B.) Stroke, cancer then cardiovascular disease C.) Cardiovascular disease, cancer, then...

What is the leading cause of disability? - Answer CVA CVAs are the _____ leading cause of death in women and _____ leading cause of death in men - Answer 3rd; 5th Risk factors for CVA - Answer - Poorly controlled/Uncontrolled HTN - smoking - DM - Polycythemia & Thrombocytopenia - Hi...

CVA - Answer cerebrovascular accident (stroke) Stroke occurrence the physiology - Answer a blood clot enters the cerebral circulation, blocking an artery and causing the death of brain tissue. Inadequate supply of blood to the brain (cerebral ischemia) or cerebra hemorrhage with in the bra...