The Laboratory 6 10 February 2010 Stroke

1. The Laboratory 6 10 February 2010 Stroke

2. Stroke • Pathology • three types of stroke • hemorrhagic • thrombotic • embolic • all are cerebrovascular accidents

3. Stroke • Pathology • three types of stroke-defined • hemorrhagic-blood vessel rupture • thrombotic-rupture of plaque and platelets aggregate • embolic- thrombus breaks off and moves down stream

4. Stroke • Pathology • What are the risk factors? • hypertension and all contributing factors to hypertension-explain • atherosclerosis and all contributing factors to atherosclerosis-explain

5. Stroke • Pathology • What are the risk factors? • Diabetes types I and II and all contributing factors to types I and II diabetes-explain • End stage renal disease and all contributing factors to ESRD-explain

6. Stroke • Pathology • What are the risk factors? • Old age-how would this contribute to the pathology? • Smoking- how would this contribute to the pathology?

7. BMI of greater than 27 -greater risk of stroke obesity is the main issue here thin individuals are much less at risk than obese persons

8. How is nutritional assessment made for blood pressure-prevention and cure? Nutrient intake analysis sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium dietary lipids -saturated fat -trans-fatty acids -cholesterol

9. How is nutritional assessment made for stroke-prevention and cure? Biochemical analysis blood sodium-raises bp and promotes risk of aneurysm/thrombosis/embolism blood potassium-lowers bp and reduces risk of aneurysm/thrombosis/embolism

10. How is nutritional assessment made for stroke-prevention and cure? Biochemical analysis blood calcium-lowers bp and risk of aneurysm/thrombosis/embolism blood magnesium-lowers bp and risk of aneurysm/thrombosis/embolism