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C erebrovascular A ccident (CVA)

C erebrovascular A ccident (CVA). BY: Zackary Sanders & Kyle Sawyer Bell: 2B. Description:. A Cerebrovascular Accident otherwise known as a stroke is the rapid loss of brain function due to lack of blood supply to the brain. Cause:.

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C erebrovascular A ccident (CVA)

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  1. Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) BY: Zackary Sanders & Kyle Sawyer Bell: 2B

  2. Description: • A Cerebrovascular Accident otherwise known as a stroke is the rapid loss of brain function due to lack of blood supply to the brain.

  3. Cause: • The primary causes for stroke consist of old age, high blood pressure(hypertension), a previous stroke, diabetes, high cholesterol, or cigarette smoking.

  4. Types • Hemorrhage stroke is the leakage of blood from the brain. • Ischemia stroke is a lack of blood flow to the brain.

  5. Therapy • ischemic stroke-therapy is aimed at removing the blockage by breaking the clot down (thrombolysis), or by removing it mechanically (thrombectomy). • hemorrhagic stroke-Patients with intracerebral hemorrhage require neurosurgical evaluation to detect and treat the cause of the bleeding, although many may not need surgery

  6. Pharmacology • ischemic stroke-Anticoagulants and antithrombotics • hemorrhagic stroke- levels of consciousness, and their blood pressure, blood sugar, and oxygenation are kept at optimum levels

  7. Expected Outcome • There can be major brain damage causing one side of a person body to function differently than the other or the inability to grasp once simple concepts. • If there isn’t brain damage you are still more at risk for another stroke.

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