Life after stroke Stroke affects everybody differently‚ and it is difficult to say how much of a recovery is possible. Many stroke survivors experience the most dramatic recovery during their stay in hospital in the weeks after their stroke. But many stroke survivors continue to improve over a longer time‚ sometimes over a number of years. Their recovery is in fact a long period of rehabilitation‚ as they learn to deal with the effects the stroke has had on them. Rehabilitation is about getting
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The NSS (2008) highlights quality markers recommending early supported discharges (ESD) for stroke patients‚ this is supported by Walker (2007) who confirms rehabilitation of stroke patients has become a national priority‚ driven by evidence based research. Economic drivers in ESD highlight financial incentives for reducing hospital stay of stroke patients which according to the DH (2007b) is based on tariff periods whereby low tariff periods result in higher turnover
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The wall fell because of one main reason‚ to end the Cold war. It was actually very effective to bring a close to the end of the Cold war for the act of bringing down the wall actually brought more trust among the Allies and USSR. When the order to let free travel
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Engine working Four stroke configuration Operation [pic] Four-stroke cycle (or Otto cycle) 1. Intake 2. Compression 3. Power 4. Exhaust As their name implies‚ operation of four stroke internal combustion engines have four basic steps that repeat with every two revolutions of the engine: 1. Intake o Combustible mixtures are emplaced in the combustion chamber 2. Compression o The mixtures are placed under pressure 3. Power o The mixture is burnt
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Keeping Track: Summary In Jeannie Oakes’s Keeping Track: How Schools Structure Inequality‚ her "Keeping Track" excerpt explains the way teachers estimate a students ability to learn. Tracking is a strategy used by school and teachers to separate the "cream of the crop." From an early age students are testing on their ability to learn and their overall knowledge. Students are broken down into categories‚ for example; fast‚ average and slow learners. Many times the segregation is not based on
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According to the centers of disease control and prevention‚ stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Stroke occur when blood vessels carrying oxygen to the brain ruptures or is blocked by a clot. When oxygen and nutrients carried within blood are unable to reach the brain‚ the brain cells die. There are three types of strokes: Ischemic‚ transient ischemic attack (TIA) and hemorrhagic. Ischemic stroke caused by chronic cholesterol deposits or atherosclerosis developing in
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Taylor Taunton Specific Aims: Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States and affect over 750‚000 people each year. When a person has a stroke the brain is temporarily deprived of oxygen‚ which causes brain cells to die. The longer it takes a person to receive the medical attention they need the more likely they are to suffer greater and long lasting effects. Therefore‚ if the symptoms are better understood then getting correct and more efficient medical attention would
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Strokes are caused by a temporary or permanent decrease in cerebral blood flow resulting from a stenosis or arterial occlusion (Montagu‚ et al.‚ 2012). Despite being the predominant cause of acquired disability in England and Wales‚ a stroke can be both preventable and treatable (Lövblad‚ et al.‚ 2015). The societal costs arising from stroke‚ including treatment and productivity loss‚ account for approximately 5% of total UK NHS costs‚ at around £8.9 billion a year (Saka‚ McGuire and Wolfe‚ 2008)
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Feb 01‚ 2015 Heart Disease and Stroke Healthy People 2020 Focus Area • Heart Diseases And Stroke. • The leading modifiable (controllable) risk factors for heart disease and stroke are: • • • • • High blood pressure High cholesterol Cigarette smoking Diabetes Poor diet and physical inactivity • Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Together‚ heart disease and stroke are among the most widespread and
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A stroke is when the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a portion of the brain is blocked. Without oxygen‚ brain cells start to die after a few minutes. Sudden bleeding in the brain also can cause a stroke if it damages brain cells (What is a Stroke‚ 2016). Strokes or Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) are the fourth leading cause of death in America‚ accounting for five percent of deaths killing over 128‚000 people per year (Kochanek‚ 2016). Over 20‚000 more women than men suffer from CVA (Alan‚ 2013) and
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