blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain. A CVA is also referred to as a stroke. Symptoms of a stroke depend on the area of the brain affected. The most common symptom is weakness or paralysis of one side of the body with partial or complete loss of voluntary movement or sensation in a leg or arm. There can be speech problems and weak face muscles‚ causing drooling. Numbness or tingling is very common. A stroke involving the base of the brain can affect balance‚ vision‚ swallowing‚ breathing
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Carotid Artery Disease and Stroke Oxygenated blood is carried from the heart to the face and brain by the carotid arteries one on each side of the neck. The carotid arteries (common) bifurcate and become the internal carotid artery (ICA) and the external carotid artery (ECA). Blood supply to the brain is mainly through the internal carotid artery and the vertebral arteries (1). Blood flow to the brain is affected by carotid artery disease. Carotid artery disease is the narrowing (stenosis) or
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position to another whilst ensuring that their independence is maintained for example moving from a wheelchair to a bed or from moving from one bed position to another. Outcome 1.2 Strokes‚ fractures and dislocations‚ muscle weakness or stiffness due to arthritis may make mobility more difficult. With strokes the service user may not have good balance and partial paralysis on one side which can make them more at risk of falling. A fracture of a bone may mean that it does not heal quickly or may
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Southern Luzon State University College of Allied Medicine Lucban‚ Quezon Cerebrovascular Accident A Case study In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements of the Subject NCM 103 Related Learning Experiences Submitted to: Mrs. Rosemarie F. Daya Clinical Instructor Submitted by: Abastillas‚ Danesse R. BSN III- B / Group 5 February 2013 CHAPTER I OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY A. General Objective After ascertaining a nurse-patient interaction and wide-ranging assessment
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KEY PRINCIPLES OF BODY MECHANICS AND TRANSFERS Lisa Taipalus PT Regional Stroke Best Practice Consultant Northeastern Ontario Stroke Network www.neostrokestrategy.com OUTLINE Provide you with some tools and options to use with your stroke survivors Review principles of body mechanics Review good practices for transfers Positioning the stroke survivor Bed Mobility Repositioning Transfers Opportunity to problem solve some issues you may have BIOMECHANICS Body movements and the forces that
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Grunge Rubber Stamp Effect Step 1: Open up a stock image in Photoshop of any size and/or format. The best results for this tutorial usually involve large photographic images with effective color separation. Since the overall grunge effect will come out of this source image‚ it is best to select a photo with lots of vertical lines and straight edges going off at different angles. Rounded objects (especially ’natural’ objects) do not work very well. From personal experience I can say that construction-yard
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Case Study: CVA Angel Hernandez Keiser University Ms. Gutierrez CVA Cerebrovascular accident is well known as a stroke and affects around 800‚000 people every year (Mclntosh‚ 2016). There are three types of strokes: ischemic‚ hemorrhagic and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) (Mclntosh‚ 2016). Ischemic stroke is the most prevailing type of strokes with an 85 percent average rate (Mclntosh‚ 2016). It is cause by the reduction of blood flow‚ because of a narrowed or blocked artery in the brain (Mclntosh
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CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT (CVA) A stroke‚ sometimes referred to as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)‚ is the rapid loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood flow) caused by blockage (thrombosis‚ arterial embolism)‚ or a hemorrhage. Risk factors for stroke include old age‚ high blood pressure‚ previous stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)‚ diabetes‚ high cholesterol‚ tobacco smoking
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Chemistry is a Part of Life Dear Reader‚ For you to understand my personal importance placed on chemistry‚ you would first need to understand who I am in reference to chemistry. So for starters I am a Christian‚ second a human‚ third a survivor‚ and fourth a biochemist. These parts are what make chemistry personally important. Now that you know who I am in reference to chemistry‚ I now explain for understanding purposes why. As a Christian chemistry is an important part to me. I can only explain
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breaststroke is the oldest known swimming stroke and is one of four strokes used in competitive swimming. This stroke is also very popular in leisure swimming because the head can be held up‚ making vision and breathing easy and because the swimmer can rest between strokes if needed. Swimmers can also use the breaststroke in survival swimming and in lifesaving situations. Since the breaststroke has many uses and is easy to learn‚ it is one of the best strokes to teach a beginning swimmer. When
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