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| Name 5 major causes of ICH. |
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Definition
| 1)Prior stroke 2)HTN 3)Hemorrhagic infarction 4)Coagulopathies 5)Amyloid angiopathy |
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| Name 4 risk factors for ICH. |
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Definition
| 1)Advancing age 2)Race (AA and Asians) 3)Life-style (Etoh, drugs esp. cocaine, smoking) 4)Vascular malformation and aneurysms |
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Term
| Which has a more severe morbidity and higher mortality rate, hemorrhagic or ischemic strokes? |
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Term
| Describe the clinical presentation of a pt w/ ICH. |
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Definition
| Sudden onset of neurologic deficit that progresses, accompanied by HA, N/V, elevated BP, sz, and ALOC |
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Term
| Name 5 expected findings on PE of a pt w/ ICH. |
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Definition
| 1)Bruising 2)Hepatomegaly 3)AV nicking 4)LVH 5)Renal bruits |
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Term
| What is the expected finding on CT of the brain in a pt w/ ICH? |
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Definition
| Hyperdense image in white or deep gray matter |
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