her stroke as thromblytic‚ embolic‚ or hemorrhagic (e.g questions to asses risk factors for each type of stroke)? The family should be asked the following: History of diabetes and hypertension? Is she a smoker? Any history of cardiac dysfunction and dysnhythmias (spelling on this?)? History hyperlipidemia? Anymore questions we can add? 2. Based on the scenario described above which hemisphere (Left or right) suffered the ischemic damage? What other manifestations of this stroke location
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CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT (CVA) A stroke‚ sometimes referred to as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)‚ is the rapid loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood flow) caused by blockage (thrombosis‚ arterial embolism)‚ or a hemorrhage. Risk factors for stroke include old age‚ high blood pressure‚ previous stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)‚ diabetes‚ high cholesterol‚ tobacco smoking and atrial
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Trisomy 21 is a congenital disorder when a person is born with an extra chromosome. Normally‚ a baby is born with 46 chromosomes; a Down syndrome baby has a total of 47 chromosomes. This extra chromosome changes the babies’ brain and body development‚ which may cause physical and mental delays and challenges for the baby. It is caused when an error occurs during cell division. This error is called nondisjunction normally‚ when one cell splits into two‚ the pairs of chromosome are separated so
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the ability to speak‚ see‚ balance‚ perception‚ make movements and co-ordination. The treatment should begin as soon as the stroke is diagnosed. The doctor can give oxygen to the patient and give the patient an aspiring to reduce the risk of death. There are two major types of stroke. Ischemic stroke occurs when a blood vessel is blocked by a blood clot. Hemorrhagic stroke
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Stroke is a disease caused by disorder of the blood flow to part of the brain because of occlusion(ischemic) of a blood or damage of a blood vessel‚ causing hemorrhage. For early detection of acute stroke‚ it’s better to use CT scan because it has a lot of advantages. The use of computed tomography (CT) for stroke evaluation has riced‚ moreover ‚ CT is quick than MRI. Recently there are CT techniques like perfusion CT and CT angiography that combined with non-enhanced CT that help the physicians
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physical and occupational therapy exercises‚ the phrase “Recovering from a stroke” was entered into the Google search engine. The second result of the search was the article‚ “How to Recover from Stroke in 13 Steps‚” by Flint Rehabilitation Devices. Henceforth‚ is
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(date unknown); tonsillectomy (date unknown) Family/Cultural/Ethnic Considerations: patient prefers to live alone though has family support from siblings Summary of Admission History and Progress Notes: 67-year-old male has a history of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy with ejection factor of 24%‚ chronic left ventricle thrombus on anticoagulant‚ hypertension‚ metastasis of prostate cancer‚ chronic kidney disease stage 3. Patient was admitted to UCSD emergency department on 08/20 after falling down
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Most people are born with two healthy carotid arteries. So why do an estimated 700‚000 people get carotid artery disease each year‚ And why do more than 130‚000 people die of strokes each year?1 these questions will be answered in order to provide a better understanding of the carotid arteries and their importance. [change slide] Oxygenated blood is carried from the heart to the face and brain by the carotid arteries‚ one on each side of the neck. [change slide] The carotid arteries bifurcate
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nurse expect to find if Nancy’s symptoms have been caused by a brain attack (stroke)? (Select all that apply.) A) A carotid bruit. CORRECT The carotid artery (artery to the brain) is narrowed in clients with a brain attack (stroke). A bruit is an abnormal sound heard on auscultation resulting from interference with normal blood flow. B) Elevated blood pressure. CORRECT When a client has a brain attack (stroke)‚ the blood pressure will often respond by going up. Increased BP is a sign of
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The choice of anticoagulants depends on CHA2DS2-VASc score as follow‚ CHA2DS2-VASc risk Score Congestive heart failure (any history) 1 Hypertension (prior history) 1 Age ≥75 years 2 Diabetes mellitus 1 Stroke/transient transient ischemic attack/thromboembolism history 2 Vascular disease (e.g.‚ myocardial infarction‚ peripheral vascular disease or aortic plaque) 1 Age 65-74 years 1 Sex (female gender) 1 CHA2DS2-VASc of the patient in the question stem would be 1 (for congestive heart failure)
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