Case Study: CVA Angel Hernandez Keiser University Ms. Gutierrez CVA Cerebrovascular accident is well known as a stroke and affects around 800‚000 people every year (Mclntosh‚ 2016). There are three types of strokes: ischemic‚ hemorrhagic and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) (Mclntosh‚ 2016). Ischemic stroke is the most prevailing type of strokes with an 85 percent average rate (Mclntosh‚ 2016). It is cause by the reduction of blood flow‚ because of a narrowed or blocked artery in the brain (Mclntosh
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68-year-old gentlemen called Mr Greens‚ who has 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:
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What is a brain injury? What does being "brain-injured"? A brain-injured patient is a person with severe brain damage that result in achieving the thought process. Brain damage may occur after: - Head injury - An aneurysm or stroke - A tumor - A brain abscess - Following a disease affecting the nervous system (multiple sclerosis‚ Behcet’s disease ...) Consecutive brain damage such accidents and diseases often cause coma‚ neurological damage and cognitive impairment. What problems does it
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disease. 3. Identify the needed care for hyperthyroidism 4. Give certain manifestations for hyperthyroidism 5. Arrange the schematic diagram/pathophysiology of hyperthyroidism 6. Construct preventive measures for hyperthyroidism II. Subject Matter: Topic: Hyperthyroidism Subtopics: 1. Simple anatomy and physiology of thyroid gland and pathophysiology of hyperthyroidism 2. Signs and symptoms 3. Management a. Diet b. Activities c. Drugs 4. Surgical management a. Types b. Pre-op and post-op
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Science in Nursing‚ also called BSN‚ is a four-year degree obtained at a university. It includes the same areas of study and has the same license upon completion of the NCLEX as the ADN nurse‚ but delves further into nursing theory as well as pathophysiology and technical skills. Many employers require the bachelor’s degree for higher positions in nursing such as clinical managers and nurse specialists. Differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level versus
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is a mixed type that demonstrates a combination of features of the other three types and hypotonic type that show decrease in muscle tone. Spastic subtype is classified according to the topographic distribution of muscle spasticity as diplegia‚ hemiplegia or quadriplegia. Athetoid (or dyskinetic) CP is essentially associated with damage to the basal ganglia during brain development due to bilirubin encephalopathy and hypoxic ischemic brain injury. Ataxic CP is the least frequent form of CP and observed
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Table of Contents Introduction ..3 Risk Factors .3 Pathophysiology ...4 Clinical manifestation ..5 Diagnostic criteria 5 Laboratory and Diagnostic test 6 Evaluation & Treatment ...6 Prognosis ..6 Summary ..7 There
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change in level of consciousness: behavior & personality change‚ irritability & agitation‚ memory and judgment impaired‚ change in speech * later: coma & unresponsiveness to pain‚ etc * Hemiparesis weakness on contralateral side of IICP‚ hemiplegia‚ abnormal posturing: decrebrate or decorticate * Altered vision‚ blurred
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CEREBRAL PALSY Introduction Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common congenital disorders of childhood. It is a medical condition caused by a permanent brain injury that occurs before (Prenatal)‚ during (Perinatal)‚ or shortly after birth (Postnatal). Thus the malformation of the brain can exist at birth or caused by factors occurring during the birthing process or after. Cerebral palsy is a non- progressive disease; however‚ the effects have been known to change over time. This non curable
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STATEMENT OF RESEARCH INTEREST I’m a physiotherapist with 5 years of experience in rehabilitation of neurological disorders mainly cerebral palsy‚ cerebrovascular stroke and spinal cord injury. Although‚ the rehabilitation process takes a lot of time and money‚ the recovery is usually limited. Moreover‚ the impacts of these disorders on patients and their family can be devastating. These factors were motivating me to search for new methods in management of these disorders. I found that integration
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