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    This document summarizes the pathophysiology of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), also known as a stroke, in a 76-year-old Asian man. It lists predisposing factors like age, heredity, and hypertension. Precipitating factors included a sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, and hypertension. This led to atherosclerosis, a transient ischemic attack, plaque buildup in blood vessels, thrombosis, and an blocked blood vessel, causing cerebral hypoperfusion, impaired oxygen delivery to the brain, tissue hypoxia, and ultimately a cerebral ischemia or stroke. Signs and symptoms in the patient included body weakness and slurred speech.

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    This document summarizes the pathophysiology of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), also known as a stroke, in a 76-year-old Asian man. It lists predisposing factors like age, heredity, and hypertension. Precipitating factors included a sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, and hypertension. This led to atherosclerosis, a transient ischemic attack, plaque buildup in blood vessels, thrombosis, and an blocked blood vessel, causing cerebral hypoperfusion, impaired oxygen delivery to the brain, tissue hypoxia, and ultimately a cerebral ischemia or stroke. Signs and symptoms in the patient included body weakness and slurred speech.

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    Pathophysiology of Cerebrovascular Accident

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    This document summarizes the pathophysiology of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), also known as a stroke, in a 76-year-old Asian man. It lists predisposing factors like age, heredity, and hypertension. Precipitating factors included a sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, and hypertension. This led to atherosclerosis, a transient ischemic attack, plaque buildup in blood vessels, thrombosis, and an blocked blood vessel, causing cerebral hypoperfusion, impaired oxygen delivery to the brain, tissue hypoxia, and ultimately a cerebral ischemia or stroke. Signs and symptoms in the patient included body weakness and slurred speech.

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    Pathophysiology of Cerebrovascular Accident

    Predisposing factors: - Age (76 yrs. old) - Heredity (hx of hypertension) - Gender - Race (Asian)

    Precipitating factors: - Sedentary lifestyle/physical inactivity - Poor diet (high fat, high cholesterol) - Hypertension

    Atherosclerosis

    Transient Ischemic Attack

    Build up of plaque deposits in walls of blood vessels

    Hypertension

    Thrombosis

    Blocked blood vessel

    Cerebral hypoperfusion

    Impaired oxygen and nutrient delivery to brain

    Tissue Hypoxia and cellular starvation

    Cerebral Ischemia (stroke)

    Signs and symptoms (patient) - Body Weakness (Hemiparesis) - Slurred speech

    Signs and symptoms (Book based) - Hemiparesis - Memory loss - Hemiplegia

    - Possible decreased LOC = compromised cough reflex - Difficulty chewing

    - Impaired bladder/bowel control - Loss of sensation - Ataxia - Homonymous Hemianopsia

    Aspiration

    Dysphagia

    Aspiration Pneumonia

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