...Strokes I. August 29th 2009. I will never forget that day. It was a life changing day for me, my family, and most of all, my grandma. II. My grandma experienced a massive stroke on that day. A. My grandma was helping her neighbor move into their new house and over worked herself. She became very tired and decided to rest. She then lost all feeling in her left side and my grandpa called 911 right away. B. This time was very life changing for me and my family. III Today I am going to inform you on the different types of strokes, the effects that a stroke can have on a person, and the signs of a stroke and how you can prevent it from happening. Body I. The two types of strokes that I will be talking about today are Hemorrhagic stroke and Ischemic stroke. A. A Hemorrhagic stroke is the rarer of the two types of strokes and accounts for about 13 percent of stroke cases which is what my grandma experienced. 1. It results from a weakened vessel that ruptures and bleeds into the surrounding brain. The blood accumulates and compresses the surrounding brain tissue. 2. The two types of hemorrhagic strokes are intracerebral hemorrhage or subarachnoid hemorrhage. B. Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a weakened blood vessel ruptures. Two types of weakened blood vessels that usually cause hemorrhagic stroke are aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations or AVMs. 1. An aneurysm is a ballooning of a weakened region of a blood vessel. If left...
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...“Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the US, with one person dying every 4 minutes as a result (McIntosh, 2016).” Strokes occur more often than one might think and by understanding the deficits that can occur after a stroke, individuals can be more prepared. There are many who do not believe in prophylactic medications and life style changes that can prevent a stroke or do not acknowledge the deficits that can be life long after a stroke. Teaching and being open to learning from healthcare professionals can be extremely important in stroke care before and after one occurs. After a stroke, patients can suffer from a number of challenges. Understanding these challenges are important in order to give patients individualized care directed...
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...Stroke Hagir Elsheikh Grand Canyon University 12/18/12 Health promotions are identified in general as the participation of the individuals and their families with their care delivery. During our career we learned about many types of nursing roles to practice the nursing with its all aspect starting from the assessment ending by the evaluation as a circle that continue to improve from the beginning of the nursing profession with Nightingale to today. The focus was to teach the individual as well as the ways to live healthy and change the life style that needed to be changed and adapt a new healthier life style. Health promotion is defined by the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2005 Bangkok Charter as "the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health." (WHO) 2005 Bangkok. What that mean is we need to adapt new policies to address the issues and reasons behind our inability to start and maintain a healthier life style and change the existing life style that we have currently. With that being addressed we have to address the reason behind the inability which could be one of many reasons such as income, job security including the working condition, housing and food as well as...
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...After reading these two articles, I realize that I need to learn more about warning signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke as a woman and a public health student. Knowing the risk factors of this heart attack and stroke would help us to be more cautious and avoid all the risk factors as possible to prevent ourselves from getting the diseases. Obviously, it is surprising to see that heart disease is the number 1 killer among women, according to the American Heart Association article. Both women survivors of the articles called “Symptoms of a heart attack and a stroke” were considered themselves as a healthy person and did not realize that they would suffer from heart attack or stroke. I think that is how we feel about our health. To be...
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...When the weather begins to heat up the danger for heat-related illness is present. Knowing these heat safety tips keeps you safe and helps prevent dangerous situations from occurring. If a medical emergency presents itself, know what to do to save a life. Working and playing outside When the sun is beating down and the temperatures begin to rise, people that work outside or even people engaging in physical activity outside for extended periods of time are at risk for heat stroke. A heat stroke can affect anyone at any age and is something that everyone should know how to prevent. Staying hydrated and taking frequent breaks to cool your body down is the best way to prevent one from happening. The first symptoms of a heat stroke are heat exhaustion....
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...(WHO) believes health promotion allows health to be a resource and not the objective of living (WHO, 2012). This paper will review the purpose of health promotion as related to nursing practice, and how nursing roles and responsibilities have evolved in regards to health promotion and implementation on the prevention, management and long term maintenance and rehabilitation on Stroke patients, including preventing education to the public and communities, on a primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention level (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). A stroke is caused by the disruption of the blood supply to the brain, usually related to a blood vessel ruptures or blocked by a clot, as define by World Health Organization. The blockage of oxygen and nutrients to the brain’s tissues can cause permanent damage to the brain tissue. Warning signs of stroke are, sudden weakness or numbness of the face, arm or leg, most often on one side of the body. Other symptoms include: confusion, difficulty speaking or understanding speech; difficulty seeing with one or both eyes; walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination; severe headache with no known cause; fainting or unconsciousness. The effects of a stroke depend on which part of the brain is injured and how severely it is affected. A very severe stroke can cause sudden death (WHO 2012). Scientists outline health promotion as the course of action taken to enable individuals to have control over their health physically and mentally on ongoing bases...
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...For someone who has suffered a stroke, depending on how severe it was, they might be able to do some exercise at low intensity for around 10-15 minutes. With the exercises being simple movements to regain muscle coordination. Obesity You become obese from eating too much unhealthy food / having a poor diet, this will make you have excess fat everywhere in your body. This can cause Arrhythmia because there is fat around the heart, so the heart can’t pump as much blood to the body. Obesity causes high blood pressure. The effects of obesity is that you’re susceptible to heart disease and type 2 diabetes. This will affect someone’s everyday life because it means the person can’t eat certain foods (if they have diabetes) and they’ll fatigue easily. To prevent this, the person should do exercise every day for at least 40 minutes at a medium-high intensity to burn off the excess fat. Moreover, they have to quit the fast food / ready-made meals and start eating healthy by making high protein, carb, vitamins and minerals, low sugar, low salt meals. Different...
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...D2: evaluate the effectiveness of methods used to promote and protect public health for the two named disease. Introduction: The two diseases i will be explaining is non- communicable disease which is stroke and also communicable disease such as the tuberculosis. I will be talking about both identifying and explaining the different methods which are used to prevent and control these deadly diseases. however, i will also be evaluating the effective of these methods are providing facts and figures to support their outcomes and weighing up the strengths and weaknesses of each method. Non-communicable disease: Stroke I will be discussing a very common non- communicable disease which is ‘stroke’, stroke cannot be spread and that’s why its...
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...ever wondered what cardiovascular disease? I’m going to tell you about the 4 cardiovascular diseases there are. There is heart attacks, congestive heart failure, strokes and intermittent claudication. I’m going to tell you the causes, symptoms, management and prevention of cardiovascular disease. By the end of this I’m hoping to be able help you know how to prevent these diseases or if you already have a cardiovascular disease how to treat them. What is cardiovascular disease? Cardiovascular disease is caused by narrowed, blocked or stiffened blood vessels that prevent your heart, brain or other parts of your body from receiving enough blood. Some symptoms are chest pain, shortness of breath, pain, numbness, weakness or coldness in your legs or arms, if the blood vessels in those parts of your body are narrowed. Some people may not be diagnosed with until you have a heart attack, angina, stroke or heart failure. It’s important to pay attention to how you feel and if you are having any symptoms or have concerns contact your physician. Some factors for cardiovascular disease is age, gender, and family history. Males are more common to have a cardiovascular disease like a heart attack then women are. Age plays a role in this as well, a younger person is less likely than an older person to have a heart attack or stroke. Family history plays a huge role because if cardiovascular disease runs in your family it is possible you may end up with a problem as well. However if you take...
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...treating it then it increases the chances of having a stroke. Having a high blood pressure is the biggest reason and factor which causes stokes. The 50 percent of strokes that occur are due to some blockage called the ischemic stroke. It also increases the chances of bleeding occurring in the brain which is called the hemorrhagic stroke (Willmot, Leonardi-Bee, & Bath, 2004). Having a high blood pressure puts a lot of pressure and strain on the blood vessels throughout the body which includes the ones which lead to the brain. Due to which, the heart has to work hard in order to make sure that the blood circulation keeps on going. This strain that occurs damages the blood vessels which make them harder and narrower. This condition is called atherosclerosis. This makes it more likely that the blockage will occur which causes a stroke or transient ischaemic attack which is also called the mini stroke (Chobanian et al., 2003). On some very rare instances, the extra strain causes the blood vessels to get weak and burst inside the brain which causes bleeding into the surrounding tissues. This is called as a hemorrhagic stroke. The common symptoms of having a stroke include severe headache, confusion, losing coordination, losing vision, feeling numb or weak. The symptoms depend on the amount of damage which has been done to the brain. A stroke often leads to physical disability. It is possible for people who have had strokes in their life to recover the abilities that they lost over...
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...Causes and Effects of Stroke Thesis: To gain better knowledge and understanding of the disease called stroke, one must be familiar with how it is caused, its forms, symptoms, facilitators, how it is diagnosed, treated, and prevented. I. Introduction II. Stroke A. Definition B. Types C. Causes III. Demographics IV. Symptoms V. Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention VI. Conclusion Causes and Effects of Stroke Many individuals know or have friends, relatives, loved ones, or someone close to them who have either experienced firsthand or have seen the effects of a stroke, in addition to the toll it takes on the victim and the victim’s life. However, what remains unclear to most families is exactly what the condition is and what causes it. To gain better knowledge and understanding of the disease called stroke, one must be familiar with how it is caused, its forms, symptoms, facilitators, how it is diagnosed, treated, and prevented. By definition, a stroke is a condition where a blood clot or ruptured artery or blood vessel blocks the flow of blood to a specific area of the brain. It is a lack of flowing oxygen and glucose to the brain that leads to the deterioration of brain cells and the start of brain damage, thus resulting in the person developing speech impairment, memory, and movement. There are two main categories in which strokes are classified, ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke. The ischemic stroke is what accounts for...
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...Introduction Stroke is a disease often referred to as Cerebrovascular Accident or CVA. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced by a clot, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients. When this occur, brain cells begin to die within minutes due to lack of oxygenation and nutrients the brain needs. Without blood flow, brain tissue can be injured. The severity of any blockage-related stroke is determined by how long the tissue was without blood flow and the location of the injury in the brain. A stroke is a medical emergency that needs prompt treatment which is crucial for early action that can minimize brain damage and potential complications to the individual’s overall health. Stroke has no...
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...When watching Jill Bolte Taylor’s experience while having a stroke, it was an interesting experience on the way she was explaining how everything was taking place. It was like an inner experience for the viewers, by gaining the perspective as being in her predicament. As Taylor was explaining her experience, I was viewing the process as a movie in my mind, of how her senses and functioning was changing as she was trying to the best of her ability to keep moving to contact help. In putting myself in Jill Bolte Taylor’s shoes in experiencing a stroke, at the beginning, it would be a panicking experience for me to become involved in. I would certainly be in a panicking state of mind, until I am able to calm myself down. The same as Taylor did to contact someone for help; I would also do the same to get the medical help I need when having a stroke. That is if my physical ability allows me. After experiencing a stroke, my way of coping is taking one day at a time. By being a busy person in doing school, work, and providing for my family,...
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...One Stroke at a Time The brain is arguably the most complex of all the organs in your body. These three pounds of tissue compose the major nerve center of the body, which coordinates all of our bodily functions, including behavior, thought, and emotions. Because our brain is a very diligent working organ, it requires constant supplies and nutrients from the blood to function effectively. The heart pumps blood throughout the cerebral arteries delivering blood to the brain. Any significant interruption to the supply of nutrients and oxygen will start killing brain cells. Damage to the brain cells occur almost immediately upon abruption or even the slightest restriction of blood flow to the brain. Minor damage to any part of the brain can have a serious adverse effect on the rest of the body. Significant damage to the brain can even result in death. One relatively common cause of brain damage and death is referred to as a stroke. A stroke is similar to a heart attack, only in this case, blood flow to the brain rather than the heart, is blocked. A stroke or "brain attack" is usually the result of progressive disease that develops over many years. When blood flow fails, brain cells are robbed of vital supplies of oxygen and nutrients. Some strokes have little recognizable effect. While not usually fatal, a blockage of a blood vessel in the brain or neck is the most frequent cause of a stroke. It can leave a portion of dead tissue in the brain, called a cerebral infarction,...
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...increase of people of age 65 years and over will increase the healthcare cost. Environmental factors that support this trend in aging are, one’s diet and exercising. A major factor is if one exercises or is inactive. Exercise affects the aging process more than genes do. If one is not active, they could die prematurely from many diseases and conditions. Being inactive can also cause you to become immobilized at an early age. Your diet can be a factor in aging as well. A low fat healthy diet can help with having a healthier longer life. (Which Environmental Factors Affect Aging? (2006-2012). The aging trend is likely to decrease the following health issues, like stroke and heart disease. Heart disease has controllable risk factors like, high cholesterol, hypertension, tobacco use, diabetes and poor diet. He or she can prevent cardiovascular disease if they address the risk early. A high fat,...
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