“Stroke: Strategies for Primary Prevention” This article educates both patients and health care providers alike about preventing strokes before it becomes too late. Strokes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in North America. If the population becomes educated about the prevention of strokes‚ one day it will no longer be a major cause of death in the United States. Primary prevention involves a program of activities directed at improving general well-being while also involving specific
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Summary Heat stroke is defined by Knochel and Ouchama (2002‚ p. 1978) as “a core body temperature that rises above 40°C (105°F) and that is accompanied by hot‚ dry skin and central nervous system abnormalities such as delirium‚ convulsions‚ or coma.” Heat stroke can be the result of either exposure to a high environmental temperature or from an elevated core temperature due to strenuous exercise. However‚ due to the presentation of an ‘unconscious unknown’ the diagnosis of heat stroke can be a difficult
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Clinical Feature A stroke is a serious medical situation that normally befalls when a clot within the blood has clogged the flow of blood to the brain. When the brain fails to get the blood and the suitable quantity of oxygen‚ the brain cells literally die. Brain cell function necessitates a continuous delivery of oxygen and glucose from the bloodstream. The deficiency of oxygen and glucose rolling to the brain leads to the death of brain cells and brain impairment‚ often occasioning in impairment
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Mobility in Stroke Rehabilitation The purpose of this assignment is to identify the nursing role in the mobility rehabilitation of a patient who had a lacunar ischaemic stroke affecting the right corona radiata.The nursing care and the interdisciplinary management of the impairment will be critically evaluated as well as the patient progress during the stay in the hospital. The patient that will be discussed in this assignment was given the pseudonym of Martha. Martha is a 76 year old female
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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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The NSS (2008) highlights quality markers recommending early supported discharges (ESD) for stroke patients‚ this is supported by Walker (2007) who confirms rehabilitation of stroke patients has become a national priority‚ driven by evidence based research. Economic drivers in ESD highlight financial incentives for reducing hospital stay of stroke patients which according to the DH (2007b) is based on tariff periods whereby low tariff periods result in higher turnover
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of Paediatric Stroke The treatment of ischemic stroke is involve both initial treatment of acute stroke to preserve neurological function and continuous treatment to prevent recurrent stroke which occurs in 10% and 25% of children with stroke. Efforts to prevent a first stroke are also important for children with high risk conditions such as congenital heart disease. For all type of perinatal stroke‚ supportive treatment is a must. The supportive measures for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) should include
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speech difficulty. The emergency room physician‚ who also specialized in neurology‚ immediately suspected that the patient suffered from a stroke. Stroke occurs when the blood flow to a certain part of the brain is blocked‚ which causes the blood vessels to burst or leak within the brain. This leak of blood in the brain causes nerve cells to die (“What is Stroke?” 1). To confirm his doubts and diagnoses‚ the physician ordered the background information and medical history of the patient. According
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STROKES‚ TIA & GLASGOW COMA SCALE By Maricel Cruz-Bustamante Stroke Facts Strokes are the 3rd leading cause of death in developed countries. (4th in the U.S.) Nearly 800‚000 Americans have a stroke each year. 1 American dies from stroke every 4 minutes. Stroke related healthcare cost = Approx. $70 billion per year. (American Stroke Association‚ 2014) What is a Stroke? A stroke is a “Brain Attack” Occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is cut off. Brain cells
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There are two different types of strokes that a person could have. They are ischemic and hemorrhagic; ischemic stroke occurs when a blood vessel is blocked from a clot and hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel bursts which results in it bleeding into the brain. If I had a choice about what type of stroke I would want to have I would go with the ischemic stroke. The reason why I would go with the ischemic stroke is because there is a drug called tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA)‚ which breaks
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