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Stroke Flashcards

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What is the Cerebrum responsible for?

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speech, language, rational thinking, intuition

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What is the frontal responsible for?

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reasoning, judgement

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What is the Parietal responsible for?

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motor, sensory

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What is the Cerebellum responsible for?

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balance, posture

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What is the Brainstem responsible for?

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medulla controls resps and HR

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What is the Occipital responsible for?

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visual - colour, motion and depth

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What is the Temporal responsible for?

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auditory, long term memory

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Describe the pathophysiology of stroke

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Complete interruption of cerebral blood flow to obstruction/rupture of artery supplying blood to the brain

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What are the 2 classifications of stroke?

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Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (SAH)
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What is TIA?

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Acute loss of cerebral,ocular function with symptoms lasting less than 24 hours due to inadequate blood supply to the brain.

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What are the two types of stroke associated with TIA?

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thrombotic stroke

embolic stroke

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what is a thrombotic stroke?

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Blood clot blocks flow to the brain

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what is an embolic stroke?

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blood clot breaks away and blocks cerebral artery to brain

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What is Subarachnoid Haemorrhage?

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rupture of vessels in subarachnoid space. Intracranial haemorrhage - rupture of vessels into brain substance

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15
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What is the treatment for suspected TIA?

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aspirin 300mg stat

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What is the treatment for confirmed TIA?

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clopidogrel 300mg loading and 75mg thereafter

  • atorvastatin 20mg OD
  • antihypertensive (ACEI/ARB/CCB)
17
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What are the non pharmacological managements of stroke?

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Carotid endarterectomy

Balloon angioplasty

18
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What is a carotid endarterectomy?

A

neck incision exposing carotid artery to remove obstruction plaque

19
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what is a balloon angioplasty?

A

compresses plaque against artery wall to prevent narrowing reoccurring

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