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CVA Flashcards

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Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) stroke

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a loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which damages brain tissue.

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Etiology of Strokes

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1-Ischemic
Thrombotic
Embolic
2-Hemorrhagic
Aneurysm

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Dx

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Cerebral angiography
a procedure that uses a special dye (contrast material) and x-rays to see how blood flows through the brain

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