1. Ronald is experiencing a cerebral vascular accident also known as a CVA or in layman’s terms‚ he is experiencing a stroke. Cerebral vascular accidents are very serious medical emergencies that are life threatening. Stroke is a generalized term that explains injury or death of the brain tissue due to interruption of cerebral blood flow (Bledsoe‚ p.g.197). A stroke occurs when the flow of blood to a part of the brain is stopped completely or significantly reduced. With no oxygen supply from the
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My First Car Accident First of all‚ I must say that I could never imagine how ten seconds of life could change a person’s view on his whole existence. Three weeks ago my whole life changed because of one drunk driver. I own a small‚ two door vehicle‚ which is called Toyota Celica. This car is good if you like a nice smooth ride with outstanding mileage. That day‚ I was going north on I-95 through a heavy traffic. I stopped with the traffic in an enormous line of cars. I wanted to call my friend
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Driving a car may not seem as dangerous as it is due to it being a daily routine‚ but in truth everyday people risk lives by letting themselves get distracted. On average in the U.S. alone there over 6 million car accidents per year of which over 1060 accidents per day involve a distracted party. The causes of these distracted drivers are caused by anything for the surroundings of the vehicle‚ the components inside‚ and the condemned cell phone usage. Cars and trucks all have their downsides‚ nevertheless
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Practice Experience Analysis Mr X is a seventy year old man who has spent most of his adult life in and out of various mental health wards in a number of local hospitals. Diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 27‚ an illness he maintains he has never had‚ Mr X blames his family‚ in particular his father and brother‚ for his many stays in hospital including numerous detentions under Sections 2 and 3 of the Mental Health Act (1983). Mr X had been encouraged by his care co-ordinator‚ under
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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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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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today you can find at the “The metropolitan museum of art”. One of them is from Joseph Ward. Joseph Ward made his “Tall Clock” out of Japanned white pine and clock mechanism. Japanning is a black enamel or lacquer used to produce a durable glossy finish that originated in Asian lacquer work but later was used in Europe too. Japanning usually a is heavy black "lacquer"‚ almost like shiny enamel paint. Also‚ Joseph Ward did very beautiful wood engraving from top to bottom. “The door of this rare japanned
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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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