Stroke I. Pathophysiology A. Ischemic Stroke 1. Results from blockage of a cerebral artery‚ leading to decreased blood flow. 2. Cerebral blood arteries dilate and constrict due a process called cerebral autoregulation. 3. This process is affected by stroke 4. One possible ischemic stroke occurs due to blockage of an intracranial vessel due to an embolus from a distant area (i.e. cardiogenic embolus)‚ 5. Another possible ischemic stroke occurs due to in situ thrombosis of an intracranial vessel
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Measuring blood pressure has been an evolutional process in medical history. The results of a blood pressure can be indicative of many things. It plays a very important role in the health care management of individuals. Exercise is a great way to manage blood pressure levels and to keep them within optimal range. However‚ immediately after exercise it can be slightly elevated. Pulse pressure‚ heart rate and mean arterial pressure are also considered. The results varied depending on the individual
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companies‚ Exxon Mobil that follows the GAAP method and British Petroleum (BP) under the IRFS accounting method. Exxon Mobil Corporation is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving‚ Texas‚ United States. It is a direct descendant from John D. Rockefeller ’s Standard Oil Company‚ and was formed on November 30‚ 1999‚ by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. British Petroleum‚ most often referred to as BP‚ is a British multinational oil and gas company in London‚ England‚ United
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Grady O’Donovan ACS/Revascularization Case Study 25 Points Thoroughly read all patient information. Using critical thinking‚ answer the questions in full and thoughtful sentences. All work must be typed and submitted via My Classes as a Word document. Medical History Ms. Jacobs is a 58-year-old woman with no prior history of heart disease. She has hypertension that is well controlled with Lisinopril 10mg daily. She was diagnosed with diabetes 15 years ago and takes Metformin 500mg BID. At last
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effectively provide medical treatments and nursing care plans. Unfortunately‚ even healthcare professionals are struggling to consistently use the correct method of measuring blood pressure. There are several factors that affect in assessing the patient’s BP. False readings can be caused by using the right equipment and knowing the proper use of it‚ improperly positioning the patient ‚ and being aware of the patient’s recent activities. Accurately Measuring Blood Pressure: Factors
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respectable or bad service. It can be argued that individuals have the rights to make reasonable claims on society or other individuals. 2.0 CASE STUDY On April 20‚ 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil rig‚ owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field‚ during the final phases of drilling the exploratory well at Macondo‚ experienced an explosion and sank 50 miles off the
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Causes and Consequences The Deepwater Horizon oil spill also referred to as the BP oil spill or the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been named largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. The spill occurred on 20 April‚ 2010 which lasted for 87 days and end on 15 July‚ 2010. The oil spill was caused by an explosion which resulted from high-pressure methane gas from the well that expanded into the drilling riser and was released onto the drilling rig‚ where it ignited
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Reliability Evaluation of Bangladesh Power System Using Cumulant Method Nahid-Al-Masood1‚ M. N. Sahadat2‚ S.R. Deeba Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Dhaka‚ Bangladesh E-mail: 1 nahid@eee.buet.ac.bd‚ 2sahil0406@gmail.com S.Ahmed1‚ G.A.K.Biswas‚ A.U.Elahi‚ N.M.Zakaria Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering BRAC University Dhaka‚ Bangladesh E-mail: 1shahriar.me@gmail.com weather effects is presented in [6] where
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Session Three Money Demand and Money Supply Demand for Money: Liquidity preference of a particular individual depends upon several considerations. The question is: Why should the people hold their resources liquid or in the form of ready money when they can get interest by lending money or buying bonds (a store value of money)? The desire for liquidity arises because of three motives: (i) The transaction motive; (ii) The precautionary motive; (iii) The speculative motive. The Transaction
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reservoir as the oilrig sunk killing eleven crewmembers on board. The key players related to the rig explosion are British Petroleum (BP)‚ Transocean‚ rig owner‚ and Halliburton. BP is one of the world ’s largest energy companies‚ providing its customers with fuel for transportation‚ energy for heat and light‚ retail services and petrochemicals products for everyday items. (“BP at a glance‚” 2010) Transocean‚ the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor and the owner of Deepwater Horizon rig‚ provides
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