NURS 3664 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill, Cardiovascular Disease, Collateral Circulation
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Stroke ischemia to part of brain. Physical, cognitive, and emotional impact on patient and family. Hemorrhage into brain that results in death of brain cells. Severity of loss of function varies according to location and extent of brain damage. 5th most common cause of death in the united states. Most effective way to decrease burden of stroke is prevention and teaching. Risk factors can be divided into non-modifiable and modifiable risks. About 800,000 people have a stroke each year. Stroke risk increases with multiple risk factors. Stroke risk doubles each decade after 55. More common in men; more women die. As one of your clinical assignments, you are assisting an rn with health screening at a health fair. A 46-year-old white female with hypertension and oral contraceptive use for 10 years. A 58-year-old white male salesman who has a total cholesterol level of 285 mg/dl. A 42-year-old african american female with diabetes mellitus who has smoked for 30 years.
