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Ischemic Stroke, Brett Winner
Ischemic Stroke, Brett Winner
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Cerebrovascular accident, or stroke, as it is referred to is a serious neurological event that affects almost 800,000 people in the United States annually, of which approximately 87% is ischemic in nature. Ischemic stroke is mostly caused by atherosclerotic plaques that develop due to endothelial injury in vessels that supply blood flow to the brain. An ischemic stroke can be the result of thrombi breaking off from vessels in the brain, emboli from outside the brain, or small vessel stenosis, all of which occlude a vessel within brain and cause tissue ischemia. When perfusion to portions of the brain is …
Atrial Fibrillation, Nicholas Anderson
Atrial Fibrillation, Nicholas Anderson
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most diagnosed cardiac arrhythmia that clinicians and patients should be educated on. Due to the increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs associated with AF, it is important to have a solid understanding of the signs, symptoms, diagnosis, underlying pathophysiology, significance of the pathophysiology, treatments, and nursing implications that are involved with this cardiac arrhythmia. One of the most significant complications due to AF is stroke, thus stroke prevention measures such as oral anticoagulation should be considered.
Atrial Fibrillation, Ayushma Neupane
Atrial Fibrillation, Ayushma Neupane
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias. Patient can be either symptomatic or asymptomatic. Atrial fibrillation poses a high risk for the development of thromboembolitic stroke and heart failure along with other complications. Nursing provider must take a responsibility to educate the patient regarding the knowledge of disease and importance of adherence to medication and anticoagulants to ensure the quality of life. Understanding the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation is essential to treat a patient and also to estimate the lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation in various subgroups with one or multiple elevated or borderline-elevated risk factors might …
Ischemic Stroke, Rachele Gualtieri
Ischemic Stroke, Rachele Gualtieri
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and a very large percentage of those who suffer a stroke experience an ischemic stroke. It is detrimental that the healthcare providers caring for these patients are proficient in understanding the pathophysiology and treatment of a stroke to preserve maximal function of the brain and promote a full recovery. It is also crucial that providers are aware of risk factors for stroke, events leading up to an ischemic injury, and the events that follow an ischemic injury. This poster discusses the underlying pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, risk …
Pathophysiolgoly Of Atrial Fibrillation, Abby Tener
Pathophysiolgoly Of Atrial Fibrillation, Abby Tener
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
According to Shah (2013), Atrial Fibrillation is known as the most common irregular heart beat. Because atrial fibrillation causes a quivering motion of the atria, it causes pooling of blood in the atria. This pooling of blood can lead to the development of blood clots. When a patient develops blood clots, the blood clot can dislodge and cause a stroke. Atrial fibrillation is the leading cause of ischemic stroke and when a patient meets a certain criteria, anticoagulation should be initiated. The clinician should also be aware of the patient's risk for bleeding as this can complicate treatment in protecting …
Ischemic Strokes, Jada Adams
Ischemic Strokes, Jada Adams
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the third leading cause of death in the United States (Mvundura, McGruder, Khoury, Valdez, & Yoon, 2011). Ischemic strokes make up about 86% of the strokes that occur, (Patel, & White, 2011) hemorrhagic and cryptogenic strokes make up for the other 15%. The topic that is covered in this poster is ischemic stroke. The biggest way to alter the amount of strokes that happen are to prevent them. More and more risk factors are being found that contribute to strokes. Once the inflammatory and immune response begins once triggered by hypoxia it cannot be …
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis, Jennifer C. Lyons
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis, Jennifer C. Lyons
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
A deeper dive into Cerebral Venous Thrombosis including, pathological process, risk factors, signs and symptoms, how to diagnose, treatment, nursing implications and a case study.
Time Lost Is Brain Lost: Impact Of Ischemic Stroke, Paula Severns
Time Lost Is Brain Lost: Impact Of Ischemic Stroke, Paula Severns
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Stroke is the leading cause of functional impairment and the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Annually 795,000 stokes occur with mean annual lifetime cost estimated at $140,000 per person. Approximately every 40 seconds a stroke occurs while every four minutes a stroke death occurs. Stroke is the broad term often used to describe a neurological emergency, of either ischemic or hemorrhagic etiology, affecting blood flow to the brain. Although approximately 90% of strokes are ischemic in nature, both are medical emergencies requiring time sensitive medical intervention. Decreasing modifiable risk factors, public education and recognition, along with …