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BIOS 105 Exam 1
- Although it may start developing as early as high school, chronic traumatic encephalopathy
is only found in middle age or elderly individuals.
True or false?:
Answer False Although CTE may be more apparent in some older individuals, it has been observed in patients as young at 17 years old.
2. what is not a potentially treatable risk factor for stroke?:
Answer Family history People can control, or obtain medications to control, cigarette smoking, drinking alcohol, cholesterol levels or high blood pressure. People can't control their family history of strokes, although a family history of strokes increases the likelihood will also have a stroke.
- The 'triad' found after babies have been subject to abusive head trauma are?:
Answer 1. Unexplained bleeding in the eye (behind the retina)
- Unexplained brain swelling
Answer Although other injuries are often observed, such as broken bones, three symptoms, a triad, (unexplained bleeding on the brain, unexplained swelling of the brain, and unexplained bleeding in the eye) are usually found together after an infant has been violently shaken. These symptoms can be sufficient to indicate child abuse and trigger a criminal investigation.
- A stroke is called a stroke because, in ancient times, it was thought that the person that
underwent a stroke had been struck down by god. That terminol- ogy has survived through today.
True or false?:
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- Current diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy consists of a med- ical history, a
physical exam, and a brain scan, such as CT (computed tomog- raphy) or an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).
True or false?:
Answer False Currently, there are no test of CTE in living patients. Diagnosis consists of obtaining a medical history and pathological examination of the persons brain after they have died.
- In cases of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, abnormal clumps of what protein are
observed?:
Answer Tau
6. What are the main categories or types of strokes?:
Answer Ischemic Hemorrhagic Ishemic strokes are disruptions in the blood supply caused by narrowing of the blood vessels (arteries) or blood clots. Hemorrhagic strokes are disruptions in the blood supply caused by rupture of brain blood vessels.
7. What is a possible warning sign of a major stoke?:
Answer Transient ischemic attack Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) are mini strokes in which the symptoms usually go away within 24 hours. 30-40% of the people that have TIAs will go on to have a stroke. If one experiences a TIA they should see a physician to help prevent a stroke from occuring.
- Women are twice as likely to die from stroke than breast cancer annually.
True or False?:
Answer True
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA), a medicine that dissolves blot clots, is the best
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