All About Stroke

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  1. 1. Team Consult, all stroke admissions for have this consulted entered into Meditech to ensure these experts assess the patients.
  2. 3. Loss of the inability to produce or comprehend language as a result of injury to specialized areas in the brain related to these functions, affecting the ability to speak, understand, or read and write.
  3. 7. Stroke patients with suspected nutritional concerns, hydration deficits, dysphagia, or other comorbidities that may affect nutrition (such as diabetes) should be referred to a ___________________________ for recommendations
  4. 9. A stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel within the brain, usually an artery.
  5. 12. Refers to a complete paralysis. Complete loss of motor function on one side of body that may be caused by stroke localized to the cerebral hemisphere opposite to the side of weakness.
  6. 13. unit, A specialized, geographically located hospital unit with a dedicated stroke team and stroke resources. The unit does not need to have all of these resources, nor does it have to be exclusive for stroke patients, but it must be in one location.
  7. 14. An impairment of swallowing that may occur following a stroke.
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  1. 2. Ischemic Attack, A brief episode of neurological dysfunction caused by focal brain, spinal cord or retinal ischemia, with clinical symptoms and without imaging evidence of acute infarction
  2. 4. The pattern of walking, which is often characterized by elements of progression, efficiency, stability and safety.
  3. 5. Catheters, The use of _________________________ should be used cautiously due to the risk of urinary tract infection
  4. 6. Weakness involving one side of the body (of mild, moderate or severe degree) that may be caused by stroke, and can be accompanied by sensory or other neurological deficits.
  5. 8. a type of stroke that occurs when a vessel supplying blood to the brain is obstructed. It accounts for about 87 % of all strokes.
  6. 10. A clot-busting drug used to treat heart attack and ischemic stroke.
  7. 11. endarterectomy, Surgical opening in one of the main neck arteries (the carotid arteries) performed when the artery is partially blocked by plaque. The procedure helps prevent a first stroke or reduces the risk of further strokes. It works best for people whose artery is narrowed but not completely blocked.