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With a reassuring click, Nick locked his office door and strode silently down the darkened hall. After spending most of the day studying the golden Tablet of Sekhmet in his office, his shift at the history museum was over, and he was ready to head home. The tablet, discovered two years ago in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian king, was surrounded by myth and lore. Inscribed on it were prayers and spells to promote a safe passage to the afterlife, along with a warning: “Thieves beware, for this tablet is guarded by spirits powerful and mighty, which will destroy all who steal it for their own purposes. Yet it will protect its protector.” Typical nonsense from ancient times, but nonetheless, it was a priceless and legendary artifact, and Nick felt honoured to study it. As he walked through the main lobby, a gust of cool air brushed against the back of his neck. He stopped. The custodial staff should have closed all the windows for the night, he thought. Slowly, he turned around. And was nearly bowled over by a whirlwind of activity. A gold slab slammed into his chest; he reeled back, the wind knocked out of him. Nick looked up just in time to see, in a blur, two people streaming out the front doors of the museum. He caught a glimpse of a large, shiny gold tablet in one of the trespassers’ hands. The next moment, they were gone. With a plummeting sensation in his stomach, Nick realized that the tablet was the Tablet of Sekhmet. Hadn’t he locked it away? This was bad. If the…

Clinical Focus On Strokes If I could choose a stroke that was to occur in my brain it would be Ischemic stroke. Ischemic stroke is when the blood vessel is blocked which blocks you from receiving oxygen (PowerPoint chapter 2, slide 18). Ischemic stroke occurs when the artery blocks blood vessel in the brain. It is also blocked by the blood clot, and it makes the blood harder to reach the brain. I chose Ischemic stroke because it has a treatment called “tissue plasminogen activator (t-Pa)”.…

Code Stroke in Action Kathryn Sheehy University of San Diego MEPN 560 April 6,2015 Code Stroke in Action The clock just struck 0752 in room five of the Emergency Department when the medics called in. They reported that they had an eighty-two year-old female, who had initials K.R., demonstrating left sided facial droop and aphasia. According to the ACLS stroke scale, if one has facial droop, difficulty speaking or arm drift they are 72% likely to have a stroke (Carl). Her last…

The heart is the center of the cardiovascular system. Through the body's veins, the heart pumps blood to the majority of the body's cells. The blood conveys oxygen, which the cells require. Heart disease is a group of problems that take place when the heart and blood vessels aren't working the way they ought to. Heart diseases, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, congenital heart disease, and arrhythmia, is the main source of death for men and women in the U.S. More than 600,00 Americans die…

hemorrhagic strokes. A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke is caused by an acute lack of blood supply to part of the cerebrum. There are two major types of stroke: ischemic, in which a blockage (a blood clot) diminishes or ends blood stream, and hemorrhagic, in which bleeding in the brain triggers a reaction that limits blood supply somewhere else. The pathophysiology of cerebrovascular accident is distinctive for these two types of strokes (Broyles, 2009). Hemorrhagic stroke represents…

Stroke is one of the leading cause of disability and the fifth cause of death in United States. Stroke occurs to a person every 40 seconds and one out of six patients suffer from stroke in his or her life time. Public awareness about stroke warning symptoms are important and can be achieved through patient and family education. At present the unit I work take care of patient with Transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke. We follow stroke protocol to attain positive outcome and prevent…

of which is strokes. Strokes, although not the leading cause of death, are still in the top ten causes; in fact, they are the fifth leading cause of death. Over one hundred thousand people die from strokes; however, not all stroke victims suffer from death. There are over 700,000 people who suffer from a stroke in the US, and although a great percent survives the initial stroke, as time goes on stroke victims risks of death increases. The chance that a stroke victim must have to do with the…

Strokes Stroke Basics Oxford English dictionary defines a stroke as a sudden, disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain, especially through thrombosis (Stroke,2012). Two main categories of strokes in which all sub categories of stroke fall into are, first being an ischemic stroke. Ischemic stroke is caused by a thrombus, or as it is more commonly known, a blood clot (Lindley). In this type of attack a blood clot reaches a vessel…

High blood pressure is a condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high. High blood pressure can damage your arteries through artery narrowing or aneurism; can damage your heart through coronary artery disease, enlarged left heart, or heart failure; can damage your brain through transient ischemic attack, stroke, dementia, or mild cognitive impairment; and can damage your kidneys through kidney failure, kidney scarring, or kidney artery aneurism. Risk factors of…

commonly known as a stroke, can be treated with little damage if caught and treated early enough. “The word cerebrovascular is made up of two parts – "cerebro" which refers to the large part of the brain, and "vascular" which means arteries and veins. Together, the word cerebrovascular refers to blood flow in your brain (American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2005).” Treatments vary depending on the type of stroke a patient has. The type of stroke can be determined by a doctor…