Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Academic Term
Fall 2014
Document Type
Project
Course Number
NURS 5330
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology
Professor’s Name
John D. Chovan, James R. Cacchillo
Keywords
Carotid Artery Dissection, Traumatic Dissection
Subject Categories
Medical Pathology | Nursing | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Abstract
The annual incidence for spontaneous carotid artery dissection (CAD) ranges from 2 to 3/100,000 patients and is even lower for a spontaneous vertebral artery dissection (VAD). Furthermore, there is only a .08% - .04% chance for the incidence of a traumatic dissection (TD), of the entire trauma population (Mortazvi, Verma, Tubbs, Harrigan, 2011). However, despite these low levels, CAD/VADs pose a serious threat to a patient’s plan of care if not identified and treated early.
Recommended Citation
Weisenberger, Joseph, "Craniocervical Arterial Dissection" (2014). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 34.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/34
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