A Case of Cerebrovascular Accident by David F. Dean‚ Department of Biology‚ Spring Hill College Case Presentation Samuel Dexter is a -year-old African-American man who is both a husband and father. He is moderately obese (bmi of )‚ and has smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for the past years. He awakes one morning with weakness on his right side. He is a bit confused‚ sees double‚ and his speech is slurred. When he attempts to walk to
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A CVA (Cerebrovascular accident) also known as a stroke is caused by the sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain. The result can be serious disability or death. Each year alone about 150‚000 people in America die from a stroke or are seriously disabled. Stroke is among the top five causes of death. The effect of the patient depends upon where the damage occurs and the severity of the stroke
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MY FAVOURITE PERSONALITY To be favorite means to be one’s after heart or the dearest to someone. Different people have different choices. Some people like National Heroes‚ family members like father and mother and many other personalities. But I am one of the fortunate of them who like their mothers. With me‚ my mother is the best woman in the world. No one can replace her in my heart. I admire my mother‚ I don’t know why she is always busy with daily chores‚ taking care of my family but she never
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local decrease in blood supply Infarction- death & deterioration of tissue resulting from lack of blood supply. 2. What is a stroke? Name the two main types of strokes and describe the mechanism(s) by which each type occurs. Cerebrovascular Accident- condition in which brain tissue is deprived of blood supply. The most common stroke symptoms are: Numbness or weakness (paresis) of the face‚ arm‚ or leg‚ sometimes only on one side; Confusion‚ trouble speaking or understanding speech (aphasia)
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death of the civilians is presented as very worthless and the only memories of these people are the photographs that the war photographer took. This is idea of worthlessness is carried on in the poem ‘Not Waving but Drowning’‚ by Stevie Smith. The lack of emotion in ‘Not Waving but Drowning’‚ ‘My Last Duchess’ and ‘The Laboratory’ link to the apparent worthlessness of the deceased and can be perceived as pride. The suffering and grievance of the friends and family the dead people leave behind is presented
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instead he was depressed‚ which is expressed by ‘I was much too far out all my life’ and ‘it was too cold always. The society is also selfish because they are people seeing the dead man drowning‚ but instead they chose to see him as if he were waving at them‚ which is illustrated by ‘not waving but drowning’ and as drowning in this poem is a metaphor for depression‚ it means that the people that he was depressed but did not do anything to help the dead man instead they just pretended he was happy which
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Basic Survival Traps: The Drowning Snare Survival programs can be demanding as a whole lot of stuff is going to be put into consideration. No camping experiences success without supplies‚ especially food supplies. What if you run out of supplies? Though this method of survival might not appear so flashy as a shotgun or archery hunting‚ Trapping is a common thing among every one of the staples of any survivalists skill set. It presents a passive way to provide for food sustenance without having to
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Death of a young son by drowning” by Margaret Atwood conveys the story of the emotions of a parent losing a child and not being able to help them. “...on a voyage of discovery into the land I floated on but could not touch to claim‚” in this poem Atwood takes the reader on an emotional journey using literary devices such as imagery‚ personification and metaphors to express the depth of her feelings and give a larger sense of what its like for the reader to understand roughly what the speaker must
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glance. From the lingering shadow‚ to the dog’s expression‚ there were many ambiguous and vague details which left a lot to the interpretation of the viewer themselves. The painting was called many things by different viewers and artists‚ such as “The Drowning Dog” or “The Sinking Dog”‚ which just shows the many different ways the audience interpreted this scene. Many viewed this scene as as a dog finding himself stuck behind a ledge‚ unable to escape the hidden doom that is awaiting him. Although the
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Action Plan My goal in life is to graduate with a degree in Communication disorders or any other career‚ and get a good job in the future. To reach to my goal I’m going to focus on each semester‚ and put in mind short-term goals. I will study hard in each semester‚ and hope for the best with a positive mind. I will try to use what I learned in the Student Development class and apply it to my studies. I will go to class‚ avoid distractions‚ use the review process‚ and ask for help when needed. I
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