Table of Contents Definition 2 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
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Musculoskeletal Physiology Be familiar with bones and muscles of body 3 types of muscle skeletal‚ smooth‚ cardiac attaches muscle to bone‚ decreasing angle of joints during contraction proximal part of esophagus doesn’t connect to bone‚ proximal (upper) conscious control is primary skeletal‚ distal is involuntary and smooth muscle T- tubules: inside is ECS‚ deep invaginations of plasma membrane in muscle cell PM is sarcolemma allows high concentration of Ca‚ like other EC spaces (IC is
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patient had head trauma was most alarming. Traumatic injury to the head could lead to a hemorrhagic stroke or cerebrovascular accident‚ could be life threatening‚ and would require immediate intervention from the healthcare team. In particular‚ a thrombus could occur up to several days after head trauma (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke [NINDS]‚ 2013). Head trauma
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SMOKING ON CAMPUS Today‚ as in every other day of the year‚ more than 3‚000 adolescents in the United States will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults (NCI 1994). A number of students on campus are habitual smokers because smoking is addictive; furthermore‚ unless repressed‚ it leads to many health complications. The report by the National Cancer Institute on smoking declares that cigarette smoking in the United States clearly outweighs any other factor
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Cardiovascular System _____________________________________________________________________ The total length of you cardiovascular system stretches an amazing 96‚000km(60‚000 miles) - more than twice around the Earth ________________________________________________ (Human Body 2001) Gas Exchange‚ Transport & Organization of the Body Contents 1. What is the Cardiovascular system 2. The composition and function
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Peoples college of dental science and R.C. ‚Bhopal Handicapped child and management of bleeding disorder [pic] Handicapped child ◆ The term special child or disabled child are often reserved for those who are impaired thus restricting their daily activites in some manner
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)‚ also known as benign prostatic hypertrophy‚ is a histologic diagnosis characterized by proliferation of the cellular elements of the prostate. Cellular accumulation and gland enlargement may result from epithelial and stromal proliferation‚ impaired preprogrammed cell death (apoptosis)‚ or both. BPH involves the stromal and epithelial elements of the prostate arising in the periurethral and transition zones of the gland. The hyperplasia
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Management of Patients with Lower Respiratory Problems Chapter 28 Acute Bronchitis An inflammation of the bronchi in the lower respiratory tract Clinical Manifestations Cough‚ Headache‚ Malaise‚ SOB‚ Fever‚ Dyspnea‚ Normal Breath Sounds or Wheezes‚ Chest Pain Nursing Care Supportive i.e. fluids‚ rest‚ cough suppressants‚ bronchodilators‚ inhaled corticosteroids Pneumonia • Acute inflammation of the lung parenchyma Types of Pneumonia • Community Acquired (CAP) – Before hospitalization • Medical
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FOCUS Clots Wai Khoon Ho Deep vein thrombosis Risks and diagnosis Venous thromboembolism (VTE)‚ comprising deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (PE)‚ is the third commonest vascular disorder in Caucasian populations.1 In Australia‚ DVT alone (without concomitant PE) affects 52 persons per 100 000 annually.2 Timely management of DVT is important as it is a common cause of morbidity. Thromboses of the deep veins in the upper limbs and ‘unusual sites’‚ such as mesenteric veins‚ constitute
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plaques (Woods et al‚ 2010). Resulting in occluding coronary artery preventing oxygen reaching myocardium tissue causing ischaemia and necrosis (French‚ 2012). Lack of myocardial oxygen causes numerous conditions including CVD‚ coronary artery emboli‚ thrombus‚ coronary artery spasm‚ severe haematological and coagulation disorders‚ myocardial contusion and congenital coronary artery
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