breathing difficulties and problems swallowing. Cerebral aneurysm symptoms include: severe headaches‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ vision problems‚ seizures‚ loss of consciousness‚ confusion‚ drooping eyelids‚ stuff neck‚ light sensitivity and even a hemorrhagic stroke if it burst. CT (computerized tomography) scans and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans are used to diagnose both aortic and cerebral aneurysms. Abdominal ultrasound is used only for aortic aneurysms while cerebral arteriogram are used only for
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N330 Care of the Older Adult and the Family in Retirement Study Guide for Final 1. Why is it important to study gerontological nursing? Our society is rapidly aging‚ with an increasing proportion of the population being over the age of 65. This growth of the older population is expected to increase dramatically over the next 25 years. Consequently‚ there is a growing need for professionals to be trained to work with older persons. 2. Review the roles of the gerontological nurse.
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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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Unit 9 Assignment Jessica Hauge HS111-10 Medical Terminology HS111 Unit 9 Assignment Template DIRECTIONS: There are 2 parts to this assignment. PART 1 –Read through the medical report listed below and the follow the directions listed after the report. PART 2 – Read through the questions and respond using layman’s terminology. Main Street Hospital and Medical Center 6000 North Tree Street - Branch‚ Pennsylvania 12345 – (555) 123-4567 ---------------------------------------------------------
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have effective communication skills especially when treating patients that have suffered a stroke and also those that have a mental illness. Mrs. Lewis was admitted to the nursing home as a permanent resident following a severe stroke which left her paralysed on her right side. Due to the stroke Mrs. Lewis suffered aphasia (loss of speech) and also dysphasia (difficulty swallowing). Prior to having a stroke Mrs. Lewis had been diagnosed with dementia which meant that she was often very confused
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dementia" is dementia caused by problems in the supply of blood to the brain‚ typically by a series of minor strokes. Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in older adults. Multi-infarct dementia (MID) is thought to be irreversible and it is caused by a number of small strokes or sometimes a large stroke preceded or followed by other smaller strokes. The term refers to a group of syndromes caused by different mechanisms all resulting in vascular lesions
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(medication reconciliation)‚ preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia‚ rapid response teams and preventing surgical site infections. Disease-specific types of statistical information are also collected at Froedtert Hospital including those related to stroke. Stroke disease-specific
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The ischemic (ischaemic) cascade is a series of biochemical reactions that take place in the brain and other aerobic tissues after seconds to minutes of ischemia (inadequate blood supply).[1] This is typically secondary to stroke‚ injury‚ or cardiac arrest due to heart attack. Most ischemic neurons that die do so due to the activation of chemicals produced during and after ischemia.[2] The ischemic cascade usually goes on for two to three hours but can last for days‚ even after normal blood flow
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is written from the point of view of Jean-Dominique Bauby‚ a French journalist and former editor-in-chief of ELLE magazine‚ in Paris. Bauby suffered a severe stroke on December 8‚ 2005‚ leaving him with a rare condition known as locked-in syndrome‚ in which the brain continues to function normally‚ but the body is completely paralyzed. Jean-Do retained some movement in his head and left eye‚ and wrote his memoir through a tedious method of blinking. An interlocutor
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Robert Guillaume The Rough Ride of a Smooth Actor Mark Miller Actor Robert Guillaume is a man without regrets. Well‚ maybe one. "I always wanted to be able to play the piano & never succeeded. I was a total bust. I had an inability to practice‚ and when I did practice‚ no amount of practice made me play better or sound better. And I blame the Catholic Church for screwing up my sense of music." The Catholic Church? But isn’t the Church known for its music? Guillaume elaborates.
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