milligrams was added. Left-sided weakness resolved within one to two days. Cardiologist at UCSD recommends Cardiac Thrombectomy to prevent further strokes. Neurologist recommends endovascular intervention to prevent future embolic strokes though not during an acute episode. Patient was held at UCSD ED for permissive hypertension during acute stroke. Patient complained of cough with green phlegm over the past few days; chest x-ray findings of no local infiltrate. Pathophysiology:
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Examinations of the lab animals showed that they had developed stomach ulcers‚ shrinkage of lymphoid tissue and enlarged adrenal glands. Further in his research‚ he discovered that long term stress caused these same animals to develop various diseases‚ strokes‚ arthritis‚ kidney disease and heart attacks. Seyle proposed that these same issues could develop in humans exposed to stress. According to the American Heart Association in 2010 there were over 200‚000 deaths attributed to cardiovascular disease
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five through thirty- four years old. The goal set by Healthy People 2020‚ is to improve cardiovascular health and quality of life through prevention‚ detection‚ and treatment of risk factors for heart attack and stroke; early identification and treatment of heart attacks and strokes; and prevention of repeat cardiovascular events. In healthy people 2010 the goal is to reduce the deaths of African Americans by thirty percent. According to a twenty year old study high blood pressure in middle age
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sixteen years old. For some odd reason my mother feels that she needs to be confrontational all of the time‚ especially in front of my kids. My mom suffered from a stroke about five years ago. She is also manic depressant‚ paranoid schizophrenic‚ has high blood pressure‚ diabetes‚ and seizures. The seizures stemmed from the Embolic stroke. The seizures are called TIA or transient ischemic attack. Her short-term memory was affected vastly.
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has only completed the eighth grade you want to make sure that you can make it so that he understands what is wrong with him and how to handle it. So instead of tell him that hypertension “is a condition that increases the risk for heart attack‚ stroke‚ kidney failure‚ coronary heart disease‚ and other serious health problems” (Krucik‚ 2013) and leave it at that‚ you will need to go more in depth with the explanation for him. As the nurse we need to make sure that he knows about every side effect
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References: A Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: a US Public Health Service Report. (2000) Journal of the American Medical Association‚ 283(24)‚3244-3254. American Heart Association & American Stroke Association (2008) Heart disease and stroke statistics‚ 2008 update. Retrieved February 14‚ 2009 from http://americanheart.org Blood Pressure (2009) Borio‚ G. (2009) The tobacco timeline. Retrieved February 14‚ 2009 from http://www.tobacco.org/History/Tobacco_History
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1. Define and identify general characteristics of cerebral palsy (CP). Cerebral palsy is a condition in which permanent disabling symptoms are a result of damage to the motor control areas of the brain. Characteristics of cerebral palsy include abnormal reflex development‚ seizures‚ speech and language disorders‚ sensory impairments‚ bone growth‚ and respiratory conditions. 2. There are three neuromotor classifications (types) of CP. Identify the area of the brain affected in each as well as a
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scans upon admission to view and localize lesions. They were then rescanned 2 weeks later if the initial scans yielded negative results. Excluded from the study were agitated patients and patients with a history of disorders and diseases other than stroke that would cause dysphagia. Within 5 days of admission‚ the men were given an oropharyngeal exam of gag reflex‚ volitional cough‚ speech‚ and voice. A video fluoroscopic assessment was also given that consisted of 3‚5‚10‚ and 20 ml‚ and ½ tsp of barium
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The choice of anticoagulants depends on CHA2DS2-VASc score as follow‚ CHA2DS2-VASc risk Score Congestive heart failure (any history) 1 Hypertension (prior history) 1 Age ≥75 years 2 Diabetes mellitus 1 Stroke/transient transient ischemic attack/thromboembolism history 2 Vascular disease (e.g.‚ myocardial infarction‚ peripheral vascular disease or aortic plaque) 1 Age 65-74 years 1 Sex (female gender) 1 CHA2DS2-VASc of the patient in the question stem would be 1 (for congestive heart failure)
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I would say coconut water could be classified as a major mineral because of the importance it serves to maintain our body functions. If the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can state coconut water may reduce the risk of high blood pressure and stroke I think it would be a great idea of individuals start consuming coconut water in their daily diet (Fife‚ 2010). I also believe if more people knew coconut water has been said to reverse or slow the aging process more individuals would be testing
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