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Chapter 62 Management of Patients with Cerebrovascular Disorders

Chapter 62 Management of Patients with Cerebrovascular Disorders . Cerebrovascular Disorders. Functional abnormality of the CNS that occurs when the blood supply is disrupted Stroke is the primary cerebrovascular disorder and the third leading cause of death in the U.S.

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Chapter 62 Management of Patients with Cerebrovascular Disorders

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  1. Chapter 62Management of Patients with Cerebrovascular Disorders

  2. Cerebrovascular Disorders • Functional abnormality of the CNS that occurs when the blood supply is disrupted • Stroke is the primary cerebrovascular disorder and the third leading cause of death in the U.S. • Stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability in the U.S.

  3. Prevention • Nonmodifiable risk factors • Age (over 55), male gender, African-American race • Modifiable risk factors • Hypertension is the primary risk factor • Cardiovascular disease • Elevated cholesterol or elevated hematocrit • Obesity • Diabetes • Oral contraceptive use • Smoking and drug and alcohol abuse

  4. Stroke • “Brain attack” • Sudden loss of function resulting from a disruption of the blood supply to a part of the brain • Types of stroke • Ischemic (80–85%) • Hemorrhagic (15–20%)

  5. Ischemic Stroke • Disruption of the blood supply due to an obstruction, usually a thrombus or embolism, that causes infarction of brain tissue • Types • Large artery thrombosis • Small artery thrombosis • Cardiogenic embolism • Other

  6. Pathophysiology

  7. Manifestations of Ischemic Stroke • Symptoms depend upon the location and size of the affected area • Numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side • Confusion or change in mental status • Trouble speaking or understanding speech • Difficulty in walking, dizziness, or loss of balance or coordination • Sudden, severe headache • Perceptual disturbances • loss of half of the visual field, Loss of peripheral vision, diplopia. • Cognitive Deficits (Short- and long-term memory loss, Decreased attention span, Impaired ability to concentrate • Emotional Deficits (Depression, Withdrawal, Fear, hostility, and anger, Feelings of isolation)

  8. Terms: • Hemiplegia • Hemiparesis • Dysarthria (Difficulty in forming words) • Aphasia: expressive aphasia, receptive aphasia • Hemianopsia: blindness of half of the field of vision in one or both eyes • Apraxia: inability to perform previously learned purposeful motor acts on a voluntary basis

  9. Comparison of Left and Right Hemispheric Strokes

  10. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) • Temporary neurologic deficit resulting from a temporary impairment of blood flow • “Warning of an impending stroke” • Classic symptom is fleeting blindness in one eye. • Diagnostic workup is required to treat and prevent irreversible deficits

  11. Carotid Endarterectomy

  12. Preventive Treatment and Secondary Prevention • Health maintenance measures including a healthy diet, exercise, and the prevention and treatment of periodontal disease • Carotid endarterectomy • Anticoagulant therapy • Antiplatelet therapy: aspirin, • Antihypertensive medications

  13. Medical Management—Acute Phase of Stroke • Prompt diagnosis and treatment • Assessment of stroke • Thrombolytic therapy • IV dosage and administration • Patient monitoring • Side effects—potential bleeding • Elevate HOB unless contraindicated • Maintain airway and ventilation • Continuous hemodynamic monitoring and neurologic assessment

  14. Hemorrhagic Stroke • Caused by bleeding into brain tissue, the ventricles, or subarachnoid space. • May be due to spontaneous rupture of small vessels primarily related to hypertension; subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a ruptured aneurysm; or intracerebral hemorrhage related to angiopathy, arterial venous malformations, intracranial aneurysms, or medications such as anticoagulants. • Brain metabolism is disrupted by exposure to blood. • ICP increases due to blood in the subarachnoid space. • Compression or secondary ischemia from reduced perfusion and vasoconstriction causes injury to brain tissue.

  15. Manifestations • Similar to ischemic stroke • Severe headache • Early and sudden changes in LOC • Vomiting

  16. Medical Management • Prevention: control of hypertension • Diagnosis: CT scan, cerebral angiography, lumbar puncture if CT is negative and ICP is not elevated to confirm subarachnoid hemorrhage • Care is primarily supportive • Bed rest with sedation • Oxygen • Treatment of vasospasm, increased ICP, hypertension, potential seizures, and prevention of further bleeding

  17. Nursing Process: The Patient Recovering from an Ischemic Stroke—Assessment • Acute phase • Ongoing/frequent monitoring of all systems including vital signs and neurologic assessment—LOC, motor symptoms, speech, eye symptoms • Monitor for potential complications including musculoskeletal problems, swallowing difficulties, respiratory problems, and signs and symptoms of increased ICP and meningeal irritation • After the stroke is complete • Focus on patient function; self-care ability, coping, and teaching needs to facilitate rehabilitation

  18. Nursing Process: The Patient Recovering from an Ischemic Stroke—Diagnoses • Impaired physical mobility • Acute pain • Self-care deficits • Disturbed sensory perception • Impaired swallowing • Urinary incontinence • Disturbed thought processes • Impaired verbal communication • Risk for impaired skin integrity • Interrupted family processes • Sexual dysfunction

  19. Collaborative Problems/Potential Complications • Decreased cerebral blood flow • Inadequate oxygen delivery to brain • Pneumonia

  20. Nursing Process: The Patient Recovering from an Ischemic Stroke—Planning • Major goals may include: • Improved mobility • Avoidance of shoulder pain • Achievement of self-care • Relief of sensory and perceptual deprivation • Prevention of aspiration • Continence of bowel and bladder • Improved thought processes • Achieving a form of communication • Maintaining skin integrity • Restored family functioning • Improved sexual function • Absence of complications

  21. Interventions • Focus on the whole person • Provide interventions to prevent complications and to promote rehabilitation • Provide support and encouragement • Listen to the patient

  22. Improving Mobility and Preventing Joint Deformities • Turn and position in correct alignment every 2 hours • Use of splints • Passive or active ROM 4–5 times day • Positioning of hands and fingers • Prevention of flexion contractures • Prevention of shoulder abduction • Do not lift by flaccid shoulder • Measures to prevent and treat shoulder proclaims

  23. Positioning to Prevent Shoulder Abduction

  24. Prone Positioning to Help Prevent Hip Flexion

  25. Improving Mobility and Preventing Joint Deformities • Passive or active ROM 4–5 times day • Encourage patient to exercise unaffected side • Establish regular exercise routine • Quadriceps setting and gluteal exercises • Assist patient out of bed as soon as possible- assess and help patient achieve balance, move slowly • Ambulation training

  26. Interventions • Enhancing self-care • Set realistic goals with the patient • Encourage personal hygiene • Assure that patient does not neglect the affected side • Use of assistive devices and modification of clothing • Support and encouragement • Strategies to enhance communication • Encourage patient to turn head, look to side with visual field loss

  27. Interventions • Nutrition • Consult with speech therapy or nutritional services • Have patient sit upright, preferably OOB, to eat • Chin tuck or swallowing method • Use of thickened liquids or pureed (مهروس) diet • Bowel and bladder control • Assessment of voiding and scheduled voiding • Measures to prevent constipation—fiber, fluid, toileting schedule • Bowel and bladder retraining

  28. Nursing Process: The Patient with a Hemorrhagic Stroke—Assessment • Complete and ongoing neurologic assessment—use neurologic flow chart • Monitor respiratory status and oxygenation • Monitoring of ICP • Patients with intracerebral or subarachnoid hemorrhage should be monitored in the ICU • Monitor for potential complications • Monitor fluid balance and laboratory data • All changes must be reported immediately

  29. Nursing Process: The Patient with a Hemorrhagic Stroke—Diagnoses • Ineffective tissue perfusion (cerebral) • Disturbed sensory perception • Anxiety

  30. Collaborative Problems/Potential Complications • Vasospasm • Seizures • Hydrocephalus • Rebleeding • Hyponatremia

  31. Nursing Process: The Patient with a Hemorrhagic Stroke—Planning • Goals may include: • Improved cerebral tissue perfusion • Relief of sensory and perceptual deprivation • Relief of anxiety • The absence of complications

  32. Aneurysm Precautions • Absolute bed rest • Elevate HOB 30° to promote venous drainage or flat to increase cerebral perfusion • Avoid all activity that may increase ICP or BP; Valsalva maneuver, acute flexion or rotation of neck or head • Exhale through mouth when voiding or defecating to decrease strain • Nurse provides all personal care and hygiene • Nonstimulating, nonstressful environment; dim lighting, no reading, no TV, no radio • Prevent constipation • Visitors are restricted

  33. Interventions • Relieving sensory deprivation and anxiety • Keep sensory stimulation to a minimum for aneurysm precautions • Realty orientation • Patient and family teaching • Support and reassurance • Seizure precautions • Strategies to regain and promote self-care and rehabilitation

  34. Home Care and Teaching for the Patient Recovering from a Stroke • Prevention of subsequent strokes, health promotion, and follow-up care • Prevention of and signs and symptoms of complications • Medication teaching • Safety measures • Adaptive strategies and use of assistive devices for ADLs • Nutrition—diet, swallowing techniques, tube feeding administration • Elimination—bowel and bladder programs, catheter use • Exercise and activities, recreation and diversion • Socialization, support groups, and community resources

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