A stroke occurs when the blood flow to a particular area of the brain is cut off‚ depriving the brain cells of oxygen and glucose. If the brain doesn’t receive oxygen for a period of time it can result it permanent brain damage or even death. There are two different specific types of strokes‚ an ischemic stroke and a hemorrhagic stroke. There is also a type of minor hemorrhagic stroke called a transient ischemic stroke. Specifically an Ischemic stroke is the most common‚ they are very similar to
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Strokes are caused by a temporary or permanent decrease in cerebral blood flow resulting from a stenosis or arterial occlusion (Montagu‚ et al.‚ 2012). Despite being the predominant cause of acquired disability in England and Wales‚ a stroke can be both preventable and treatable (Lövblad‚ et al.‚ 2015). The societal costs arising from stroke‚ including treatment and productivity loss‚ account for approximately 5% of total UK NHS costs‚ at around £8.9 billion a year (Saka‚ McGuire and Wolfe‚ 2008)
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CHEM 1000 May 10‚ 2012 Is BPA Safe? The Swedish government has elected to discontinue the use of bispenol A or BPA‚ in protective coatings in food packaging for children up to three years old. Though children’s food packaging is currently free of BPA due to the chemical industry volunteering to use BPA alternatives‚ the decision to ban the endocrine system disrupting chemical guarantees it is phased out permanently. Swedish officials have said they are taking such measures as a “matter of precaution
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Stroke treatment‚ Alzheimer Most common cause of stroke-thrombus by atherosclerosis Embolus-2nd most common Hemorrhage-90yr old+‚ cerebral artery problem ER care • Thrombus and Embolus-anticoagulant • Hemorrhage-heparin • Know the cause and prioritizing the intervention • Airway-Hemiplegia Pt easily gets tongue obstruction • Turn the head to the side • 10-30* HOB for better venous return • O2 • IV • VS • Assessment-Neuro‚ pupil‚ Glasgow coma scale‚ Ask Pt Q ex) Raise your hand
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These days‚ we Geeks don’t travel anywhere without our laptops. It’s a given that we need to have them on us! How would we survive?! Thankfully‚ Seth sent in the following tips to help us keep them safe while we are on the road. Pad The Laptop: Make sure the laptop bag or carrying case you transport your laptop in provides adequate padding. As you move about the airport or shove the laptop under the seat in front of you or into the overhead storage compartment‚ the laptop can be jarred and jostled
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Rory Parata-13448932 Roper v Simmons (2005) Facts When 17 years old Christopher Simmons admitted to commiting murder‚ 9 months later he was trial as an adult and was sentenced to death. Simmons party argued that he was ‘’very immature’’ and ‘’very susceptible to being manipulated’’ while he was away from home a lot with other teenagers. Simmons filed a new petition for state postconviction relief‚ arguing that the reasoning of Atkins established that the Constitution prohibits the execution
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Feb 01‚ 2015 Heart Disease and Stroke Healthy People 2020 Focus Area • Heart Diseases And Stroke. • The leading modifiable (controllable) risk factors for heart disease and stroke are: • • • • • High blood pressure High cholesterol Cigarette smoking Diabetes Poor diet and physical inactivity • Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Together‚ heart disease and stroke are among the most widespread and
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The serve‚ forehand and backhand are tennis strokes. As far as ranking‚ the tennis forehand ranks closely behind the serve when it comes to importance in the game of tennis.1 The forehand stroke is one of the most important tennis techniques.2 In order to be successful in the game of tennis‚ a player must master the forehand stroke.2 The forehand stroke is the most frequently used in tennis.2 The primary purpose of the tennis forehand is to return the ball so it will land in the opponent’s court
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THESIS PROPOSAL Automated Construction of Environment Models by a Mobile Robot Paul Blaer Computer Science Department‚ Columbia University December 9‚ 2004 Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Related Work 3 2.1 Model Based Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.2 Non-Model Based Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.2.1 Volumetric Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.2.2 Surface-Based Methods
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Safe guarding Self-esteem is a term used in sociology and psychology to reflect a person’s overall emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgment of oneself as well as an attitude toward the self. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs (for example‚ "I am competent‚" "I am worthy") and emotions such as triumph‚ despair‚ pride and shame.[1] Smith and Mackie define it by saying "The self-concept is what we think about the self; self-esteem‚ is the positive or negative evaluations of the
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