OUTLINE I. Introduction II. What is a stroke? A. Symptoms of a stroke B. Factors leading to strokes 1. Medical conditions that increase your stroke risk 2. Controllable risk factors 3. Uncontrollable risk factors III. Diagnose and treatment A. How a stroke is diagnosed . The status of stroke: Statistical information
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Home Health Care and Reducing Stroke Risks The primary risk for stroke is high blood pressure. Secondary risks include age and gender. While age and gender cannot be controlled‚ high blood pressure can. According to the American Stroke Association‚ "the chance of having a stroke approximately doubles for each decade of life after age 55...Each year‚ women have more strokes than men‚ and stroke kills more women than men. Use of birth control pills‚ pregnancy‚ history of preeclampsia/eclampsia or
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General Information 3 Types Ischemic Stroke 4 Hemorrhagic Stroke 5 Stroke Warning Signs .6 Risk Factors Treatable Risk Factors 7 How a CVA is Diagnosed 8 Medical Treatment Emergency and Rehabilitation .9 Prevention and Prognosis 10 Effects of Stroke 11 Common Problems and Complications 12 Statistics 13 Cost Of Stroke to the United States 14 Final Data for 2000 14 Key Terms 15 Definition A cerebrovascular accident more commonly known as a stroke or brain attack is the term used
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STROKE(cerebrovascular accident/Disambiguation) A stroke‚ or cerebrovascular accident (CVA)‚ is the rapid loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood flow) caused by blockage (thrombosis‚ arterial embolism)‚ or a hemorrhage. As a result‚ the affected area of the brain cannot function‚ which might result: In an inability to move one or more limbs on one side of the body. Inability to understand or formulate
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Visual Impairment Introduction Vision challenge or impairment is when a person’s degree of seeing is very low and the affected person requires assistance in order to carry out daily routine. Significantly‚ for one to qualify as visually impaired there must be prove that a person cannot undertake duties by himself without necessary assistance. For a person to qualify as a visually challenged‚ there must be a prove that the affected eyes cannot be conventionally treated. Visual challenge cannot be
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Influence of availability of clinical history on detection of early stroke Using unenhanced CT and diffusion-weighted MR imaging Source Mullins ME‚ Lev MH‚ Schellingerhout D‚ Koroshetz WJ‚ Gonzalez RG‚ Department of Radiology‚ Division of Neuroradiology‚ Massachusetts General Hospital‚ 55 Fruit St.‚ Boston‚ MA 02114‚ USA. OBJECTIVE: The radiologic diagnosis of stroke requires accurate detection and appropriate interpretation of relevant imaging findings; both detection and interpretation
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Describe three ways that a child with a severe visual impairment develops differently than a typically developing child (12 pts). Depending on the severity of the visual impairment it may cause a child to have fear of movement. This may also be associated with the fact that the parents may also be anxious about their child getting hurt‚ and as a consequence it could possibly affect the child’s motor skills. Children with visual impairments may not be as fit as typical peers do to the lack of exercises
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| | | |students shall: |Stroke is a term used to describe neurologic changes caused by an interruption in the blood supply to a part of the |1 min |Lecture discussion |Oral evaluation | |Be able to define stroke |brain. The two major types of stroke are ischemic and hemorrhagic. | |
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Impairment of Notes Receivables US GAAP requires entities to assess whether financial assets are impaired and recognize the impairment. If a note receivable is impaired‚ the loss is measured by the creditor as the difference between the investment in the loan (usually the principal plus accrued interest) and the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s historical effective interest rate. US GAAP recognizes the uncollectible amount through an allowance account. Unlike IFRS‚ US GAAP prohibits
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Stroke is a foremost cause of disability [1‚ 2] and a common global health problem. One-third of people have a fatal outcome following stroke [1]. A third make a full recovery or suffer only minor complications; others are left with a permanent disability [1‚ 2] that limits activities of daily living and reduces social participation. The most common impairment caused by stroke is motor impairment‚ which is a loss or limitation of function in muscle control and mobility. Much of the emphasis of stroke
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