Last Updated:2025/12/01
(medicine, pathology) Acronym of facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time. A mnemonic for diagnosing a cerebrovascular accident (“CVA”) or stroke. The mnemonic F-A-S-T also was coined in recognition of the word fast, as a need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.
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(医療・病理学において)顔面の垂れ、腕の筋力低下、言語障害、時間の頭文字からなる略語。脳卒中(脳血管障害)の迅速な診断と治療の必要性を象徴する覚え書きとして用いられる。