Concept Map of Carotid Artery Disease
Concept Map of Carotid Artery Disease
Concept Map of Carotid Artery Disease
MANAGEMENT
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
SURGICAL OR CAROTID ATRERY STENOSIS, REFERS TO
TREATMENT NARROWING OF THE CAROTID ARTERIES CAUSED BY HEADACHE, N/V
ANEURYSM BUILD UP OF FATTY SUBSTANCE AND CHOLESTEROL LETHARGY OR CONFUSION
TREATMENT DEPOSITS CALLED PLAQUES SUDDEN WEAKNESS OR
NUMBNESS OF THE FACE,
ARTERIOVENOUS
ARM OR LEGS USUALLY ON
MALFORMATION RISK FACTORS ONES SIDE
TREATMENT SMOKING LOSS OF CONSCOUSNESS
DECOMPRESSIVE AGE > 50 YEARS OLD
CRANIOTOMY HYPERTENSION OBESITY
SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE
MEDICAL
FAMILY HISTORY OF
TREATMENT ATHEROSCLEROSIS
1) Controlling the ALCOHOL ABUSE NEUROLOGIC DEFICIT
blood pressure PREVIOUS HISTORY OF STROKE
BLURRED VISION OR VISUAL
2) Determining the FIELD DEFICIT
cause of the APHASIA
bleeding. EMERGENCY/ LIFE THREATENING CRISIS RIGHT OR LEFT HEMIPARESIS
QUADRIPARESIS
FACIAL DROOP
GAIT OR LIMB ATAXIA
HEMORRHAGIC STROKE