Taylor Taunton Specific Aims: Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States and affect over 750‚000 people each year. When a person has a stroke the brain is temporarily deprived of oxygen‚ which causes brain cells to die. The longer it takes a person to receive the medical attention they need the more likely they are to suffer greater and long lasting effects. Therefore‚ if the symptoms are better understood then getting correct and more efficient medical attention would
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DISCHARGE SUMMARY Patient Name: Deanna Martinez Patient ID: 117232 Date Admitted: 5/26/---- Date Discharged: 6/07/---- Surgeon: Shelia Goodman‚ MD‚ Neurosurgery Consultation: None. Procedure: Lumbar laminectomy. Complications: None. Admitting Diagnosis: Low back and right leg pain. Questionable herniated disk. BRIEF HISTORY: This 40-year-old Latin female was admitted for low back and right lower extremity symptoms. She had been suffering from intermittent low back pain dating back to an
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Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Stroke‚ if survived‚ is the largest cause of long-term disabilities in the United States. Nearly 160‚000 Americans have strokes every year‚ killing one of three individuals (reference?). Due to our nation’s ageing population‚ the stroke epidemic is expected to increase nearly 25% by year 2030 (Brewer‚ 2012). These stroke-related disabilities impact the survivor’s quality of life and independence in everyday activities. Nearly 50% to 75% of all stroke survivors have residual
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United States of America‚ stroke is the third leading cause of death and it kills almost 140‚000 people each year‚ more particularly on average one American dies from stroke every 4 minutes. Every year 795‚000 people in the United States have a stroke. In this‚ 610‚000 are first and new and 185‚000 are recurrent strokes. Nearly 75% of all strokes occur in people above the age of 65. The risk of having a stroke increases after the age of 55 but it can occur at any age. Stroke mortality rates are higher
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Strokes are caused by a temporary or permanent decrease in cerebral blood flow resulting from a stenosis or arterial occlusion (Montagu‚ et al.‚ 2012). Despite being the predominant cause of acquired disability in England and Wales‚ a stroke can be both preventable and treatable (Lövblad‚ et al.‚ 2015). The societal costs arising from stroke‚ including treatment and productivity loss‚ account for approximately 5% of total UK NHS costs‚ at around £8.9 billion a year (Saka‚ McGuire and Wolfe‚ 2008)
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Stroke 1 Stroke Strokes have been around for thousands of years. Hippocrates recognized and described what we now call strokes as the onset of sudden paralysis. In ancient times stroke was called apoplexy and this term was applied to anyone who suddenly became struck down with paralysis. Physicians during that time knew very little about stroke and the only thing that could be done for the condition was to feed and care for the patient. "The first person to investigate apoplexy was a Swiss scientist
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A stroke is when the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a portion of the brain is blocked. Without oxygen‚ brain cells start to die after a few minutes. Sudden bleeding in the brain also can cause a stroke if it damages brain cells (What is a Stroke‚ 2016). Strokes or Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) are the fourth leading cause of death in America‚ accounting for five percent of deaths killing over 128‚000 people per year (Kochanek‚ 2016). Over 20‚000 more women than men suffer from CVA (Alan‚ 2013) and
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Feb 01‚ 2015 Heart Disease and Stroke Healthy People 2020 Focus Area • Heart Diseases And Stroke. • The leading modifiable (controllable) risk factors for heart disease and stroke are: • • • • • High blood pressure High cholesterol Cigarette smoking Diabetes Poor diet and physical inactivity • Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Together‚ heart disease and stroke are among the most widespread and
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Stroke Awareness Outcome1: Know what stroke is. 1. Identify the changes in the brain associated with stroke. Changes in the brain will be that some parts are not getting the blood supply which then leads to dead tissue causing a form of disability depending on the area of the brain affected. 2. Outline other conditions that may be mistaken for stroke. Postictal state – happens after a seizure. Hypoglycemia – blood sugars drop‚ which can cause body paralysis‚ however a person with this will
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A stroke occurs when the blood flow to a particular area of the brain is cut off‚ depriving the brain cells of oxygen and glucose. If the brain doesn’t receive oxygen for a period of time it can result it permanent brain damage or even death. There are two different specific types of strokes‚ an ischemic stroke and a hemorrhagic stroke. There is also a type of minor hemorrhagic stroke called a transient ischemic stroke. Specifically an Ischemic stroke is the most common‚ they are very similar to
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