In 1950‚ nine out of ten people died from strokes. Cardio Vascular Accident (CVA) affects the heart and its ability to supply blood to the body’s brain cells. This leaves the brain cells dead and causes a stroke. More than one-half million people in the United States have a new or recurrent stroke every year. Believe it or not‚ strokes affect African Americans more than Caucasian and are more likely to cause death in them as well. You can have valve rupture‚ heart failure‚ cardiac tapenade‚ or
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health history have extensive risk factors correlated to the stroke experienced such as hypertension‚ coronary artery disease‚ and diabetes mellitus type 2. In addition‚ he has smoked over a pack of cigarettes per day for the past 35 years and have low levels of physical activity. T&C Discuss why the referral for speech therapy is important in Vernon Russell’s care. Communication and swallowing problems are very common after a stroke. The speech therapy is important in Vernon Russell’s care
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CVA We have lots of terms that are used in the medical field most people would not quit understand. One of the most common used is C.V.A; which is short hand for cerebrovascular accident or better and most commonly understood and known as a stroke. 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. As a result
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Bed-to-nurse ratios‚ provision of basic nursing care‚ and in-hospital and 30-day mortality among acute stroke patients admitted to an intensive care unit: Cross-sectional analysis of survey and administrative data Sung-Hyun Cho a‚*‚ Sung-Cheol Yun b a Department of Nursing‚ Hanyang University‚ Seoul‚ Republic of Korea b Department of Preventive Medicine‚ College of Medicine‚ University of Ulsan‚ Seoul‚ Republic of Korea A B S T R A C T Background: The literature reports inconsistent evidence
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individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions.” In this assignment I have chosen three articles talking about the different health promotions. I will start with my article on teen suicide and primary prevention‚ then stroke article and secondary prevention and then depression and tertiary prevention. Primary Prevention My first article called‚ Preliminary Effectiveness of Surviving the Teens Suicide Prevention and Depression Awareness state‚ “Currently‚ suicide ranks
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hypertension) and Central Nervous System (his CVA-stroke). (200 words or less) Selected Answer: Cardio vascular system (hypertension) controls the circulation of blood in the body. Hypertension occurs when the heart pumps blood around the body through the blood vessels and uses extra force through the arteries that leads to their weakness and losing their elasticity‚ which reduces in blood flow through the vessels and causes the stroke to happen. When the stroke occurs it leads to death of the brain tissues
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Organizational Analysis Paper of the American Heart Association Maria S. Pangelinan HCS/310 December 13‚ 2010 David Olsen University of Phoenix Abstract I will be discussing in detail the creation and reasons of the American Heart Association‚ it’s importance‚ the functions and responsibilities of the American Heart Association‚ the stakeholders’ impact towards the American Heart Association and what are the affects as a stakeholder. Keywords: American Heart Association‚ functions‚ responsibilities
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attack occurs when the blood flow to a part of the brain stops for a short amount of time. It clots the blood in the heart‚ causing a mini-stroke. It can cause weakness in the arm or a partial loss of vision‚ but the problem lasts less than 24 hours. People who get TIA’s‚ which can be taken as a warning that a stroke may occur‚ are at an increased risk of having a stroke in the future. 2. What are the signs and symptoms? When experiencing a transient ischemic attack‚ it may last for only a couple minutes
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health benefits‚ particularly with regard to coronary heart disease. However‚ alcohol consumption is also associated with serious risks. Drinking too much alcohol contributes to accidents and injuries and can lead to liver disease‚ certain types of stroke‚ high blood pressure‚ various cancers‚ and birth defects‚ among other health problems. Thus‚ understanding the possible risks and benefits of alcohol is essential to make an informed decision about alcohol use. DEFINITIONS In general‚ studies
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The economic impact of stroke in Australia National Stroke Foundation 13 March 2013 The economic impact of stroke in Australia Contents Glossary of acronyms ................................................................................................................. i Executive summary ................................................................................................................... ii 1 Background ...................................................................
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