Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Furthermore, subarachnoid hemorrhage, hypertensive emergencies, vertebral artery dissections, and acute angle–closure glaucoma can also present this way (Hainer & Matheson, 2013; Moragas-Garrido & Davenport, 2013). I did not inquire if headache was radiating because in tension…

signs appear. Chronic subdural hematoma is a common treatable cause of dementia. Spontaneous subdural hematoma is rare. These cases often have an arterial source; they are usually associated with the same pathology as that involved in subarachnoid or intracerebral hemorrhage. The blood from a ruptured aneurysm may dissect through the…

Warning heavy on the Science This is a condition that arises when there is too much fluid in the tissue spaces or the cavities of the body. This can result in congestion, in inflammation the fluid accumulation we see is normal, this is part of the process, where the fluid that is rich in protein goals to the area. This is different from noninflammatory edema, where the fluid that accumulates in the is not risk in protein. This is due to the osmotic and hydrostatic pressures between the…

Nursing is one of the most dangerous professions in terms of the rate of musculoskeletal injuries caused when moving patients. There is a significant amount spent on workman’s compensation claims related to these injuries. At the same time that hospitals face expenses related to workman’s compensation claims, hospitals face the challenge of only being paid the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) rate for hospitalizations based on Medicare severity diagnosis-related groups…

Is your brain moving in ways it shouldn’t be? Well if it is moving too much you may have a concussion. A concussion is traumatic head injury. You usually get a concussion when you receive a blow to the head. You can receive a concussion in any sport but the most popular sport to receive one in is in football. Concussion cause the most fatalities in football. Throughout this essay you will learn many new things like symptoms, CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy), some famous people that has had…

hypertension, cigarette smoking, and family history of cerebrovascular disease. In this case study it showed that all males and 16 of the females had hypertension, dyslipidemia, familiarity or smoking habit. The issue for the patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is that they have an overall less favorable outcome than the single aneurysm cases. Coiling of the ruptured aneurysm represents the procedure with high effectiveness. Study shows that using the general coiling is safe and…

in to the ER with complications from not being able to receive their medications. For instance, one patient was brought into the ER after a syncope episode without head trauma. Upon taking a history and a CT scan, we found he had a fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to uncontrolled hypertension. Unfortunately, cases like these are common in underserved community due to patients having a lack of insurance, primary care doctors or being…

This case study was performed remembering the ultimate objective to support and appreciate the unmistakable characteristics of CVA and its signs and symptoms. The focus of this case study will be on 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…

AGS is an autosomal-dominant condition affecting several body systems and characterized by neonatal jaundice along with a paucity of intrahepatic bile ducts on liver histology. It is also known as Alagille-Watson syndrome or arterio-hepatic dysplasia, and is caused by defects in the Notch signaling pathway. The disease affects the liver, heart, skeleton, eyes, kidneys, central nervous system, and is associated with characteristic facial features. (1, 2) The syndrome was first described by…

small rise of blood pressure. Also it defects the capillaries causing the tissue cholesterol to deposition in hypertensive subject within or without dyslipidemia. If any bleeding happens the derive effects a hemorrhagic stroke in the form of subarachnoid hemorrhage…