A CVA (Cerebrovascular accident) also known as a stroke is caused by the sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain. The result can be serious disability or death. Each year alone about 150‚000 people in America die from a stroke or are seriously disabled. Stroke is among the top five causes of death. The effect of the patient depends upon where the damage occurs and the severity of the stroke
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Elderly Abuse: Recognizing and Reporting The 2009 United States Census shows that 12.4 percent of the Illinois population was 65 years of age or older. In Illinois‚ an estimated 76‚000 persons over age 60 suffered from elder abuse‚ but the state of Illinois reported receiving only 10‚583 elder abuse reports during 2008. The 2008 Illinois Elder Abuse and Neglect Program Annual Report‚ Demographics reveals that of reported cases of abuse in Illinois that year: almost one in four victims are age
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Stereotypes are very common when speaking about the elderly community and a common misconception is that elderly people are typically forgetful‚ forgetting the faces of people they’ve seen many times‚ forgetting to do simple daily routines‚ and forgetting things that were mentioned to them recently. We tend to see this ideology a lot within the media such as on television shows or health ads. However‚ the image of the forgetful older person is generally nothing more than a false stereotype that has
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LESSON PLAN SUBJECT: ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS DATE / DAY: 9TH November 2010 FORM: FORM 4 TIME: 9.00 AM DURATION: 15 minutes TITLE: MARKET SUB TITLE: - Market equilibrium - Meaning the market equilibrium - Market disequilibrium OBJECTIVE: At the end of the lesson‚ students will be able to: i) Explain the purpose of market equilibrium ii) Draw a diagram of market equilibrium under the given table
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radius. The radius of a normal circle is always one-half of the diameter. 2. Read the formula. The formula for finding the area of a circle is Area equals pi multiplied by (r squared) 3. Multiply the radius by itself to square it. For example‚ if your radius was 6 cm‚ your radius squared would be 36 cm squared. 4. Multiply the result you get from Step 3 by pi. (Use this also in "Finding the Area of a Sector"). * If the instructions say "leave in terms of pi" or "exactly"‚ then
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Workplace Accident in Malaysia: Most Common Causes and Solutions Voon Mei HuiUniversiti Sultan Zainal Abidin‚ Gong Badak Campus‚ Terengganu‚ Malaysia Abstract There are various reasons for an accident to happen in a workplace. It could results to either minimal accident or tragic accidents‚ causing minor injury‚ damage to equipment or even in some cases‚ major injury or death. Employees need to be alert and aware at all times to avoid accidents‚ while managers need to master and understand the
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Pain: elderly patients. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2011; 69(2-B): 387-394. The authors reviewed various double blind‚ randomized‚ controlled trials along with their systematic reviews to evaluate different methods of assessing and managing pain in demented and non-demented elderly people. They utilized articles published in Scopus‚ Pubmed and Web of Science from the years 1966 to 2010. In this literature they reviewed the physiology of pain in the elderly and the different available
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Mental Illness: Stigmatized Mary Ann Nieffenegger NURS 440 May 13‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Mental Illness: Stigmatized In the world of nursing‚ professionals encounter all types of people with various backgrounds‚ cultures‚ disabilities and health needs. Recognition of mental health and mental illness is an important task for health care workers. Yet‚ even more important is distinguishing and addressing underlying opinions or biases that may come through when caring for this vulnerable
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The Homeless and Elderly Population BSHS 301 February 8‚ 2010 The Homeless & Elderly Population As we seek pleasure‚ we often forget our purpose in life. We feed our egos as we like‚ but there is one thing that humans don’t know is that all of us have access to opportunities like those who think they have everything in life. But unfortunately not all of us are capable of seeing the poverty in our society. Not all homeless people chose to live in the streets or shelters‚ especially
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1. Which of the following entities may not use the cash method of accounting? Answer: A C corporation that is substantially owned by its employees and whose business is selling goods with annual gross receipts in excess of $5 million for all tax years since its inception. Explain your answer! The corporation in this question could not apply the cash method due to the fact they have in excess of $5 million average in gross receipts annually. The exception to this would be if it was a personal service
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