speech difficulty. The emergency room physician‚ who also specialized in neurology‚ immediately suspected that the patient suffered from a stroke. Stroke occurs when the blood flow to a certain part of the brain is blocked‚ which causes the blood vessels to burst or leak within the brain. This leak of blood in the brain causes nerve cells to die (“What is Stroke?” 1). To confirm his doubts and diagnoses‚ the physician ordered the background information and medical history of the patient. According
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Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Stroke‚ if survived‚ is the largest cause of long-term disabilities in the United States. Nearly 160‚000 Americans have strokes every year‚ killing one of three individuals (reference?). Due to our nation’s ageing population‚ the stroke epidemic is expected to increase nearly 25% by year 2030 (Brewer‚ 2012). These stroke-related disabilities impact the survivor’s quality of life and independence in everyday activities. Nearly 50% to 75% of all stroke survivors have residual
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There are two different types of strokes that a person could have. They are ischemic and hemorrhagic; ischemic stroke occurs when a blood vessel is blocked from a clot and hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel bursts which results in it bleeding into the brain. If I had a choice about what type of stroke I would want to have I would go with the ischemic stroke. The reason why I would go with the ischemic stroke is because there is a drug called tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA)‚ which breaks
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Strokes are a sudden illness that always require immediate medical attention to lessen the chances of permanent damage to a victim. They occur when oxygen and nutrients fail to reach the brain cells due to a blockage in blood supply‚ causing cells to die. Depending on which parts of the brain blood flow is interrupted to and for how long‚ function can be severely impaired in a patient. Without quick care and treatment strokes can lead to brain death. Strokes are classified into two major categories:
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STROKES‚ TIA & GLASGOW COMA SCALE By Maricel Cruz-Bustamante Stroke Facts Strokes are the 3rd leading cause of death in developed countries. (4th in the U.S.) Nearly 800‚000 Americans have a stroke each year. 1 American dies from stroke every 4 minutes. Stroke related healthcare cost = Approx. $70 billion per year. (American Stroke Association‚ 2014) What is a Stroke? A stroke is a “Brain Attack” Occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is cut off. Brain cells
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In her talk “My Stroke of Insight‚” Taylor tells the audience of how she was able to experience silence in her mind. Jill Bolte Taylor spent many years of her life researching the brain‚ which is when she discovered the differences between the left and right brain. The left brain thinks methodically‚ making associations and distinguishing between yourself and others; whereas the right brain is silent consciousness that sees life as an energy being. On the morning of her stroke‚ Taylor knew something
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Introduction We have heard about two and four stroke engines. Two stroke engines got its name from the fact that the required strokes are completed in one revolution. In short there is one power stroke in one revolution. In the case of four stroke engines the four strokes are completed in two revolutions‚ or there is a power stroke in two revolutions. Then how about a six stroke engine. The name of the engine has nothing to do with the number of revolutions or anything of that sort. This engine
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formed‚ which is a six stroke engine. Lot of research works are conducting on this topic nowadays and already six types of six stroke engines were discovered yet. Of these the resent developed three six stroke engines‚ i.e.‚ Beare head‚ Bruce crowers and Velozeta’s are undergoing tremendous research works. During every cycle in a typical four stroke engine‚ piston moves up and down twice in the chamber‚ resulting in four total strokes and one of which is the power stroke that provides the torque
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Let’s face it‚ in the eyes of the modern day motocross racer‚ 2 strokes are a thing of the past. But don’t let anyone fool you into thinking that a camshaft equipped bike is superior to the modern day 2 stroke though. The 4 stroke equipped dirt bikes have the upper hand thanks to race rules regarding engine displacement. To help make them competitive they literally doubled the displacement for what is allowed for a 2 stroke. As the 4 stroke evolved and progressed over a few short years it was clear they
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suffered a right side ischaemic stroke. He is experiencing weakness in the left side‚ dysphasia and sporadic periods of unconsciousness and has been admitted to the medical ward. Nursing care will be explained over the first 48 hours of Mr Greens’ care with evidence-based rationales from academic sources. The integration of the multidisciplinary team will show the importance of ongoing treatment and rehabilitation of Mr Greens. INTRODUCTION: An ischaemic stroke‚ also known as CVA-cerebrovascular
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