Nursing 2455 Study Guide Exam 2 questions with correct answers

Risk Factors for Strokes - Answer HTN, DM, Heart disease/atherosclerosis/arterosclerosis, non-valvular a-fib/heart murmur, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, substance abuse-cocaine, obseity, metabolic syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, hyper-homocystenemia, elevated lipids, hereditary hyper co-agulation --TIA --RIND What is a TIA? - Answer "Silent Stroke"-- warning sign lasts few minutes-24 hours Symptoms resolve in 30-60 minytes, no deficits Pt on plavix after What is a RIND? - Answer Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit Warning sign for stroke lasts than 24 hrs but 1 week Thrombolytic clot - Answer Ischemic Preserved LOC Contributing Factors; HTN, athersclerosis Neuro deficits; first few weeks, slight HA, speech, vision, confusion CSF; normal, possible protein No Seizures