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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
Aspirin is what type of medication?
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Angiography is used to identify any alterations in blood flow or vascular abnormalities in the arteries of the brain.
What is an angiography used for?
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Blood Pressure
Tenormin is a beta blocker, what does this help control?
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A hemorrhage in the brain from a large artery or vein.
What will a CT scan show when scanning for a stroke?
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Yes, due to the risk of increased bleeding.
Aspirin and Persantine both have blood thinning qualities in the medication. Is this something to take into consideration when treating a patient? If so, why?
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This means the artery is fully blocked, meaning blood flow is not traveling through the L internal carotid artery.
The carotid angiography comes back with the following results, complete occlusion L internal carotid artery, what does this mean?
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Anticoagulant or ANTIPLATELET
Persantine is a blood thinner, what category of medications could this fall under? (2 possible answers)
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This means that there was a blockage in the left middle cerebral artery that was limiting or completely blocking blood flow to the brain.
The CT scan found a Lg. L MCA ischemic infarction, what does this mean?
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Confusion, breathing issues, tingling in arms/legs, muffled hearing, nausea
The patient was placed on seizure medication in the past. This patient may be prone to seizures, what are some warning signs that may precede the seizure?
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Intermittent mitral valve prolapse indicates that the flaps of the mitral valve are not properly closing during the heart beat. This causes blood to flow back into the L atria in the period when the mitral valve is supposed to be closed and pushing the blood into the L ventricle.
What is an intermittent mitral valve prolapse?
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