CVA stands for in medical terminology?

• A. Cardiac Ventricular Aneurysm
• B. Cerebrovascular Accident
• C. Cerebral Venous Attack
• D. Chronic Vascular Anomaly

Answer: (B)

CVA is the shorthand for a cerebrovascular accident, a sudden disruption of blood flow to the brain that causes a stroke. This interruption can be ischemic, from a blocked artery, or hemorrhagic, from a burst vessel. The resulting brain injury leads to neurological deficits such as sudden weakness or numbness on one side, trouble speaking or understanding language, facial droop, vision changes, dizziness, or severe headache, depending on which brain area is affected. In clinical practice, the term stroke is more commonly used with patients, but CVA appears in medical documentation. The other options describe conditions not related to a sudden brain blood flow problem: a heart-related ventricular aneurysm is a cardiac issue, not a brain event; the term cerebral venous attack isn’t a standard medical term (cerebral venous thrombosis is a real condition, but not called a “CVA”); and a chronic vascular anomaly suggests a long-standing abnormality rather than an acute event.