Stroke screeningStroke is a suddenly developed circulation disorder or bleeding in the brain. It can cause temporary symptoms which pass away in 24 hours, or permanent neurological damage. It usually recurs with more serious symptoms than the first time. The likelihood of having a stroke can be reduced significantly by avoiding the predisposing factors.
Stroke screening is enumerating the avoidable and reducible risk factors, and symptoms which have already occurred before. With this information we plan the preventing treatment.
Examination of predisposing factors which can be influenced
Screening of hypertension
- taking blood pressure
- blood test of states which cause hypertension: liver and kidney function, level of urea
Screening of diabetes
measuring blood sugar, and sugar level of urine
Calculating BMI
Screening vasoconstriction and arteriosclerosis of cranial blood vessels
- ultrasound examination of cervical blood vessels
- examination of the blood vessels in the bottom of the eye
Screening of abnormal increase in the level of blood fat (laboratory test)
Screening of cardiovascular diseases which predispose to stroke
- cardiac hypertrophy
- valvular problems
- arrhythmia
- circulation problem of heart muscles
- examination your state if you have had heart attack before: cardiologic examination and ECG
Screening of parameters responsible for blood clothing (blood test)
Taking contraceptives which contain hormone (if there are other predisposing factors)
Screening the temporary and permanent symptoms which refer to neurological circulation problems
- neurological examination
- taking history
The predisposing factors which can be influenced only by the patient
- smoking
- consuming to much alcohol
- consuming to much salt
- sedentary lifestyle
Predisposing factors which cannot be influenced
- Age: annual screening is recommended over 45
- The sex of the patient: stroke is more frequent in case of men
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