Stroke

Question 1

What is stroke

Answer 1

A condition in which neurological deficits result from a sudden decrease in blood flow to a localised area of the brain causing sudden death of brain cells (infarction)

Question 2

Ischemic stroke

Answer 2

Area of he brain deprived of blood often due to either thrombus (clot formation) or embolism (travelling clot). Rapid and appropriate treatment with thrombocytopenia and anticoagulants therapy reduces neurological deficit

Question 3

Haemorrhaging stroke

Answer 3

Area of bleeding due to vessel wall rupture, associated with higher morbidity and mortality than ischemic stroke. Treatment strategies include management of hypertension, surgical resection of arteriovenous malformation, and clipping of aneurysm

Question 4

Risk factors

Answer 4

Modifiable :
Smoking, alcohol, lack of exercise, poor diet,’obesity, hypertension

Mom modifiable:
Age
Gender
Ethnicity
Family history
Heart disease

Question 5

Nursing management

Answer 5

Ensure patient airway
Remove dentures
Perform pulse oximetry
Establish IV access with normal saline
Obtain CT scan
Keep patient NBM until swallow screen assessed
Decrease BP

Question 6

Pharmacological management

Answer 6

No anticoagulation due to increased risk of haemorrhage

Thrombocytopenia therapy to remove clot