A TIA will produce stroke like symptoms but will not cause any lasting damage. The second is a Thrombotic. It is the most common in middle aged and elderly people. This type of stroke results from an obstruction of in the extra cerebral vessels‚ but it can be intracerebral. This type of stroke allots for 87% of stroke patients. TYPES CONTINUED… The third type is an Embolic stroke and it is the second
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the need for in home medical care‚ and the financial costs of managing chronic diseases. The aging population is the baby boomers reaching the retirement age. The aging of baby boomers will trigger changes in what is necessary to care for the elderly. There will be an increased need for doctors‚ whom specializes in various
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Adaptive Response to Disorders Name Institution Date Adaptive Response to Disorders Introduction Disorders are abnormal conditions that affect the normal functioning of body organelles. There are various disorders that affect the function of the human body. They are caused by exposure to harmful substances‚ deficiency in essential components of a balance diet‚ infections from disease vectors and many others. Urgent care is needed for any detection of disorders in patients because lack of
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On our day-to-day busy lifestyle‚ we usually do not take the time to look around and see the people that surround us. From the young playful children‚ to the elderly who sits mesmerizing their surroundings. I am very fortunate that I got the opportunity to go out my comfort zone and do this assignment. Ms. Rose Lee is 66 years old and I learned about her through her daughter a great friend that I met last fall semester. I was very happy when my friend agreed to help me and allow me to talk to her
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Since I work in a downtown Richmond hospital‚ I see numerous chronic diseases from residents of Henrico County‚ most include diabetes‚ hypertension‚ cancer and congestive heart failure. Henrico county has its share of alcoholism‚ and drug use is isolated and not a wide spread problem‚ although alcohol consumption is over national standards and is reflected in the statistics of alcohol related
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Place Fayette‚ the county seat of Jefferson County‚ in Southwest Mississippi‚ is a civic town with a population of approximately 2‚242‚ according to the 2000 census. The latitude of Fayette is 31.711 North; the longitude is 91.06 West with elevation of 290 feet (www.epodunk.com‚ 2006). The land area is calculated at 3.1 kilometer2 (Census‚ 2000). Since Fayette is a relatively small town‚ there is no public transportation available to the residents. Many of the citizens have their own transportation
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autosomal dominant disorder linked to the mutation causing Alzheimer’s is not unheard of. In addition‚ Alzheimer’s affects men and women equally. Diabetes mellitus‚ cardiovascular disease‚ hypertension‚ and head trauma are reputed to be causes of Alzheimer’s; however the majority believes that at least diabetes and hypertension play a role in the development of the disease. Men and women are equally affected by Alzheimer’s‚ but because women tend to live longer than men‚ women are more prevalent to it
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Malunggay (Moringa Olifeira) Seeds As Capsules for Hypertension A Science Investigatory Project In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Research II Reina Regina S. Camus Researcher March 2012 ACKNOWLEDGMENT For the successful completion of the study‚ the researcher would like to express her deepest gratitude to all the people who patiently helped her in making this study possible especially to her ever-loving and
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health nursing allows nurses to encounter various vulnerable populations on a daily basis. In particular‚ the elderly make up a large portion of the population‚ and their vulnerability to the environment and other physical factors is a very important aspect of public health nursing. Epidemiology allows the public health nurse to study and assess vulnerable populations‚ including the elderly‚ and create interventions that maximize the health potential of all members of the public. Definition and Description
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------------------------------------------------- Critically evaluate the extent to which patient-practitioner communication influences patient responses to the adoption of one health behaviour. Patients diagnosed with chronic conditions such as hypertension need to adhere to health behaviours and lifestyle changes such as stopping smoking‚ eating healthily‚ taking more exercise‚ reducing sodium intake and most importantly adhering regularly to prescribed medication programmes. These health behaviours
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