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Julie Doyle

COMPLICATIONS SIGNS & SYMPTOMS


RISK FACTORS  Paralysis Weakness, numbness, altered LOC,
 Brain death paralysis, speech and vision disturbances,
 High blood pressure
decreased or increased HR, severe HA,
 Age
difficulty swallowing, vertigo, facial
 Smoking
drooping of affected side.
 A-fib
 TIA R side: paralyzed L side, short attention
 PVD span, denial, impulsive, impaired
 CAD judgment and concept of time.
L side: paralyzed R side, impaired speech,
no R/L discrimination, slow performance,

NURSING INTERVENTIONS
PATHOPHISIOLOGY
 Airway management
An abnormal condition of the brain characterized MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS  Cerebral profusion promotion
by occlusion by an embolus, thrombus, or  PT
Stroke (CVA)
cerebrovascular hemorrhage or vasospasm  Communication/speech therapy
resulting in ischemia of the brain tissues. Normally  Self-esteem/body image
perfused by the damaged vessels. Loss of blood  Aspiration/choking prevention
supply to the brain caused by arthrosclerosis.

NURSING DIAGNOSIS
MEDICATIONS
 Impaired swallowing
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
 Plavix  Impaired verbal communication
 CT  Perscantine  Ineffective tissue perfusion
 MRI  Aggrenox  Impaired mobility
 PET  Risk for falls/injury
 Angiography  Body image disturbed
 Blood work

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