carries oxygen throughout the body. When affected red cells lose oxygen‚ they collapse into a sickle‚ or C‚ shape and become stiff and sticky. Clumps of these cells block blood flow and can cause severe pain‚ organ damage from lack of oxygen and stroke. Anemia often develops in people with the disease because sickle cells die off quickly and bone marrow does not make new ones fast enough.” (“Blood Stem-Cell Transplant Regimen Reverses Sickle Cell Disease in
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urine. Mr. K. was diagnosed as having an acute cerebral vascular accident. This disorder can also be described as a “stroke”. It occurs when there is an interruption of normal blood flow in one or more of the blood vessels that supply the brain. Thrombosis‚ embolism‚ and hemorrhage are the primary causes of a CVA. (Sommers and Johnson 2002) The tissues of the brain become ischemic‚ leading to hypoxia or anoxia with destruction or necrosis of the neurons‚ glia‚ and vasculature. Complications of CVA
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posture and clinical conditions. In adults normal range is considered 40mm Hg. (7) ICP hypertension can be caused by a number of things‚ these can be: either intracranial (primary) - brain tumour‚ trauma‚ non-traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage‚ ischemic stroke or hydrocephalus. Or it may be extracranial (secondary) - airway obstruction‚ hypoxia‚ hypertension‚ seizures‚ posture‚ drug intoxication‚ or it may be postoperative- mass lesions‚ increased cerebral volume or disturbances of CSF. (14) ICP hypertension
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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA). According to Gillen (2010) a CVA is the rapid loss of brain functions due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. There are two main types of CVA’s‚ Haemorrhagic and Ischemia. Frank has been diagnosed with an Ischemic CVA which is the most common type accounting for more than 80% of all CVA combined. When blood flow to a particular part of the brain is cut off by a
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Journals JAMA‚ Stroke‚ Circulation‚ Blue Shield of California’s Health Guideline) that identified and matched my relevant‚ significant medical problems / co-morbidities from MyCHART (attached) with the corresponding major risk factors / complications associated with this
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increasing the length of hospitalization and medical care of the patient. The factors associated with the development of ischemic colitis are mainly emergencies‚ that require open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm‚ with hypotensive episodes and massive transfusions. The risk is greater in women‚ diabetes and patients with preoperative renal and respiratory failure. The incidence of ischemic colitis is three times greater in the open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm in relation to the endovascular repair
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total loss of the ability to communicate verbally. A person with aphasia may have difficulty speaking‚ reading‚ writing‚ recognizing the names of objects or understanding what other people have said. It is caused by a brain injury such as a tumor‚ stroke or trauma and is also devided into fluent and nonfluent categories. Nonfluent aphasia which is our case today usually results from lesions in the frontal lobe and is also known as Broca’s aphasia. As far as treatment is concerned there are no
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Learning Plan 1: Chapter 43 Take Home Case Study Name: Assessing an Unconscious Client ____/ 35 total Client ’s Name: Amy Braden Abstract:Amy Braden‚ age 24‚ is injured in an automobile accident. Upon arrival in the emergency room‚ she is unconscious. Objectives: 1. Identify specific topics for consideration during
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The benefits of marijuana There is no plant on Earth more condemned than marijuana. We’re talking about a living organism which governments have taken upon themselves to designate as an illegal substance. Despite no existing evidence of anyone ever dying of a marijuana overdose‚ possession of this plant is still illegal in many parts. Marijuana has been found to suppress cancer‚ reduce blood pressure‚ treat glaucoma‚ alleviate pain and even inhibit HIV. It is an antioxidant‚ anti-inflammatory
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia awareness. 1.3. Depression‚ delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia as they all share the many of the same symptoms as dementia. Below I will put the symptoms of all of these and you will see they are very similar. Symptoms of depression: -Anxiety‚ irritability‚ Delusions -Hallucinations -Increased or decreased body movements -Pacing‚ wringing their hands‚ pulling or rubbing their hair‚ body‚ or clothing -Sleep disturbance: difficulty
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