Stroke

INDEPENDENT ESSAY WRITING: STROKE. INTRODUCTION: STROKE. A stroke happens when an artery in the brain gets blocked or starts to leak causing cells around the area to die due to lack of oxygen. This situation arose when some part of the brain is not functioning properly. There are two types of stroke: • Ischemic stroke, which occurs due to lack of blood flowing in the brain. and • Hemorrhagic stroke, which happens due to bleeding. When this happens, a person feels numb and confused, the…

In the United States, stroke is the third-leading cause of death. Every forty seconds, someone suffers a stroke, while every four minutes, someone dies of a stroke. With this being the case, stroke knowledge is very important for people of all ages, gender, and race. Knowing the warning signs and ways to prevent could potentially save lives. A majority of Americans do not know the symptoms of a stroke. Stroke injures the brain, therefore a by-stander may be responsible for recognizing these…

A Biopsychosocial Model: Stroke This essay explores how stroke can be caused by referring to the biopsychosocial model and its strength and weakness is evaluated in terms to health. It also address how risk of getting stroke can be significantly decreased by changing our lifestyle behaviour. The links between broader aspects of health with biological or psychological aspect of health is also explored. The biopsychosocial (BPS) model explains that cause of an illness is due to complex interaction…

The two diseases I decided to research are tia stroke and mitochondrial disease. Tia stroke is an disease that can happen when your blood flow stops delivering blood to your brain for a short period of time. Mitochondrial disease on the other hand is a diversed condition due to dysfunction of the mitochondria. Tia stroke can sometimes last up for a short period of time, while a mitochondrial disease can last forever. In this essay I will be discussing the background information, treatments,…

“During a stroke, 32,000 brain cells per second (1.9 million per minute) die” (Loyola University Health System, 2014). Strokes have become a concern in modern America, with great reason. Strokes are called many different names and have a lot of confusion with the different names. Strokes have an immense number of different causes and can also vary on the type of stroke. The body is greatly affected by having a stroke, with effects that can last a lifetime. With technology advancing there are…

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in America and is one of the leading causes of disability. Just like everything else in our body, our brain is fed by blood through arteries. And just as high blood pressure can damages the arteries of our heart, it can damages the arteries leading to our brain. If the arteries to our brain are only partially blocked, you can experience a transient ischemic attack- kind of like mini stroke. Its a brief, temporary disruption of blood to your brain caused…

The experimental question of this study what are the possible factors associated with early hospital arrival in acute ischemic stroke patients, and what are the barriers in terms of survival and disability. Hypothesis: The hypothesis of this research article is to explore the circumstances related with early hospital arrival in acute ischemic stroke patients which may devote to the progress of advanced method for expand the possibilities of gaining from the treatment. Experimental Design: This…

Cerebral vascular stroke (CVS) is an umbrella term of the common, crippling, and a deadly serious neurological disease that causes abruptly loss function of the brain followed by the neurological deficits. It is a medical emergency situation and a leading cause of adult disability. Nearly 16 million persons are affected with CVS annually, with a mortality rate among up to 6 million. Stroke is an injury to the brain that has effects that extend far beyond the health of the individual. Stroke…

Case Study: Nursing Management of a patient with Stroke Introduction This essay will consider the case of John, a stroke patient. Biological as well as psycho-social aspects of his condition will be presented and the impact on his health condition; He is an active smoker and occasionally drinking over the weekend (2 bottles of wine), recently retired and used to work as a lorry driver for Ford. He lives alone, independently. His wife died 2 years ago and his only daughter lives nearby. He is…

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor had a major stroke and managed to survive. She also happened to be a brain scientist and now tells people about her experience. While telling her story she describes the many effects of her stroke. One of the effects deals with sight and caused her vision not to be very good. She says that it seemed as if the atoms and molecules of her arm mingled with the atoms and molecules of the wall. Also, she said that light was very painful to her eyes and felt as if the light was…