1. By: Humaima Ashfaque
SNC2D
Ms. Zafar

2. HEALTH PROBLEMS, SPECIALIZED
CELLS AND THE SYSTEMS.
What is it?
How does it affect the systems?
What happens to the cells?

3. A stroke or brain attack
that happens when an artery is blocked
by a clot or when blood vessels break
which causes blood to flow to an area in
the brain. When this happens brain cells
die within minutes.

6. An Ischemic stroke also known
as cerebral infarction happens when the
blood is flowing through the arteries
which is blocked. There are three kinds
of Ischemic stroke:
A Thrombotic stroke is when
two or more arteries have been
blocked by thrombosis. Thrombosis is
the scientific process of unhealthy
blood vessels build up of
arthrosclerosis. Our body reacts to this
by building up a clot.

7. An Embolic stroke is when parts
of the original atherosclerosis clot in
another part of the body (usually in the
heart) breaks off and travels to brain
through blood stream. That clot then travels through
blood vessels small enough to block the passage. It stays
there, blocking the blood vessel and leading it to stroke
A Thromboembolic stroke is
when parts of the atherosclerosis
clot in the brain breaks off and
travels to different arteries and block
them.

9. A Hemorrhagic stroke happens
when an aneurysm in the artery break
and blood flow into the brain. There are
two types;
A Cerebral Hemorrhage is when blood vessel in the brain
break filling the surrounding tissues with blood while Subarachnoid
Hemorrhage is when broken blood vessel on the brain surface filling
the space between the brain and skull with blood.

11. • Since stroke deals with brain, the only organ system it
does affect would be the nervous system. Nerve cells will
be deoxygenated and will die. Nerve cells stops working
which messes up that specific area of the brain.
• It does not directly affect the circulatory system, when
the arteries are blocked the blood will not reach that area
resulting in the damage. The red blood cells will not be
able to take any carbon dioxide and waste from the nerve
cells while giving out oxygen and nutrients.

12. HOW THE HEALTH PROBLEMS
AFFECTS QUALITY OF LIFE?
Symptoms of the illnesses?
How they affect the daily life?
Treatments or detection?

13. risks
Both (men and women) women
 a family history of stroke  Birth control pills
 high blood pressure  Pregnancy
 high cholesterol, smoking  Hormone replacement
 diabetes therapy
 being overweight  High triglyceride (blood fat)
 not exercising  Migraine sufferer
 Family history
 TIA
 Atrial Fibrillation

14. symptoms
Both (men and women) women
 Hardening the arteries by  Sudden face
atherosclerosis, high blood
pressure, diabetes.
 Limb pain
 Blood clotting disorders  Hiccups
 Dizziness, trouble walking, loss of  Nausea
balance and coordination
 Chest pain
 Speech problems numbness,
weakness, or paralysis on one side  Breath problems
of the body  Palpitations
 Blurred, blackened, or double
vision
 Sudden severe headache, aneurysm

17.  Treatments for ischemic stroke is where the
person has to take blood clot busting such as
aspirin.
 Surgery where they will try to open up the
arteries.
Endarterectomy: remove plaque and wide
arteries
Angioplasty: balloon that widens the
arteries and held open with a metallic
tube.

18. DESCRIBE THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
USED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM?
What are some risks?
What are some benefits?

20.  CT Scan: Allergic  CT Scan: Accurate and
reaction to the dye detailed imagery
and radiation.  Ultrasound: Many
 Ultrasound: Detect cancer will not be
blood flow through detected
arteries and never  MRI: Claustrophobic
exposed to radiation people and people
 MRI: Can show any who have metallic
damaged tissues, 3 – D things in their body.
images of the body

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