STROKE A stroke—also called a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or a brain attack—is an injury to the blood vessels of the brain that causes neurological malfunctioning. In the United States‚ as many as 87% of all strokes are caused by the sudden blockage of a cerebral artery. The resulting decrease in blood flow leads to ischemic damage in the region of the brain that is fed by the artery. These CVAs are called ischemic strokes. Most ischemic strokes are due to blood clots. The remaining 13%
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Mobility in Stroke Rehabilitation The purpose of this assignment is to identify the nursing role in the mobility rehabilitation of a patient who had a lacunar ischaemic stroke affecting the right corona radiata.The nursing care and the interdisciplinary management of the impairment will be critically evaluated as well as the patient progress during the stay in the hospital. The patient that will be discussed in this assignment was given the pseudonym of Martha. Martha is a 76 year old female
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Life after stroke Stroke affects everybody differently‚ and it is difficult to say how much of a recovery is possible. Many stroke survivors experience the most dramatic recovery during their stay in hospital in the weeks after their stroke. But many stroke survivors continue to improve over a longer time‚ sometimes over a number of years. Their recovery is in fact a long period of rehabilitation‚ as they learn to deal with the effects the stroke has had on them. Rehabilitation is about getting
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Rosetta Craft-Jones English Comp I Rough Draft My song is Love on Top by Beyonce. Beyonce wrote love on top because she wanted to express how Jay Z makes her feel through the years on a daily basis through song. Throughout the years Beyonce has had different songs dedicated to different people but this is a first to the one she loves. Which is good thing because Beyonce and Jay Z are very private when it comes to there relationship. Which I’m going to give you briefing which led up to the
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The NSS (2008) highlights quality markers recommending early supported discharges (ESD) for stroke patients‚ this is supported by Walker (2007) who confirms rehabilitation of stroke patients has become a national priority‚ driven by evidence based research. Economic drivers in ESD highlight financial incentives for reducing hospital stay of stroke patients which according to the DH (2007b) is based on tariff periods whereby low tariff periods result in higher turnover
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PAPER SERIES 2001-01-3497 Influence of EGR on Combustion and Exhaust Emissions of Heavy Duty DI-Diesel Engines Equipped with CommonRail Injection Systems Raffael Schubiger‚ Andrea Bertola and Konstantinos Boulouchos I.C. Engines and Combustion Lab.‚ Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Reprinted From: Experimental Investigation of Diesel Engines (SP–1643) International Fall Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exposition San Antonio‚ Texas September
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Heart Disease and Stroke Essay Every year‚ 17.1 million lives are taken away due to tobacco use‚ an unhealthy diet‚ and physical inactivity. Factors which lead all lead to cardiovascular diseases‚ the world’s largest killer. Cardiovascular diseases affect all ages and gender; however‚ it is more perceptible in low and middle income countries‚ where more than 80% off cardiovascular related deaths occur. By the year 2030‚ approximately 23.6 million people will parish due to cardiovascular diseases
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According to the centers of disease control and prevention‚ stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Stroke occur when blood vessels carrying oxygen to the brain ruptures or is blocked by a clot. When oxygen and nutrients carried within blood are unable to reach the brain‚ the brain cells die. There are three types of strokes: Ischemic‚ transient ischemic attack (TIA) and hemorrhagic. Ischemic stroke caused by chronic cholesterol deposits or atherosclerosis developing in
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Taylor Taunton Specific Aims: Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States and affect over 750‚000 people each year. When a person has a stroke the brain is temporarily deprived of oxygen‚ which causes brain cells to die. The longer it takes a person to receive the medical attention they need the more likely they are to suffer greater and long lasting effects. Therefore‚ if the symptoms are better understood then getting correct and more efficient medical attention would
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INTRODUCTION Six Sigma was developed at Motorola in mid 1980’s when Motorola Company declared 10X reduction in product-failure. Six Sigma was originally used to compute the defects during manufacturing processes‚ and to trim down the faults at every level in the processes. Motorola declared millions of savings by using this method. GE also used Six Sigma and declared that it save up around US $ 300 million to operating income. From the last decade there has been a major initiatives by various industries
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