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    Most stroke patients need support after discharging from hospital in order to live independently and work to their fully recovery. This essay is going to evaluate the support offered to these patients and their social networks. One care agency is going to be studied as an example of the services provided for stroke patient on their homes and the response to their needs will be analysed. At the same time, other external sources of support are going to be evaluated, as well the support they can receive

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    How is This Evidenced from the Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients? The essay will look at brain plasticity in the context of brain injury, specifically that which occurs during a stroke and discuss how it is possible for regions of the brain to reconstruct to serve new functions, which were previously allocated to other regions in the brain. The effectiveness of the rehabilitation methods which use the idea of brain plasticity to help stroke patients regain previously lost functions, will also be considered

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    Running head: ISCHEMIC STROKE IN A PATIENT WITH HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA 1 Ischemic Stroke in a Patient with Hypercholesterolemia Name Academic Institution ISCHEMIC STROKE IN PATIENT WITH HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA 2 Ischemic Stroke in a Patient with Hypercholesterolemia A 63-year-old woman presents to the emergency room with numbness on her left side, difficulty walking, and clumsiness with her left hand. She has had hypercholesterolemia for the past 15 years but recently discontinued her medication because

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    When assessing the relative literature as well as the plight of stroke patients, one finds that there are many causes or reasons why people fall victim to strokes. Accidents, diet, and old age-related factors are most often identified. Similarly, there exists some consensus as to appropriate treatment or therapy, which of course is dependent upon the individual and actual condition. The risk of stroke in all Americans increases after the age of 45. More often that not, clinicians are predisposed

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    into a case study based on Bill the Stroke patient. Bill is a retired shipbuilder age 68. Bill was found collapsed and unconscious in his garden by his wife Sandra.Bill has left side weakness and is not able to respond to any stimuli with his left hand. I will explain the details of what is a stroke. How a stroke is caused and the impact of a stroke. The effects of a stroke has on the systems and functions of the body. I will then discuss the effects that a stroke causes to psychological, physical

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    article, “Few U.S. stroke patients get blot-busting treatment”, written by Lisa Rapaport, discusses the probability of ischemic stroke patients to receive a specific treatment called thrombolysis. Thrombolysis is a type of therapy that helps dissolve blood clots, in this case, blood clots in the brain that causes stroke. According to the article, those who receive this treatment have fewer post-stroke problems and can have a better chance of having a more normal life after stroke. In order to receive

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    article, “Few US stroke patients get blot-busting treatment”, written by Lisa Rapaport, discusses the probability of ischemic stroke patients to receive a specific treatment called thrombolysis. Thrombolysis is a type of therapy that helps dissolve blood clots, in this case, blood clots in the brain that causes stroke. According to the article, those who receive this treatment have fewer post-stroke problems. In order to receive this treatment and have it be successful, patients must arrive at a

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    Urinary Elimination in Stroke Patients In this study of Urinary Elimination in Stroke patients it talks about how infections in hospitals are expensive and how they not only affect the patients but also the hospitals, healthcare associated infections increase the morbidity, the cost to treat them and the length of the stay. Depending on the severity of the catheter associated urinary tract infection, the cost is between $980 to $2900. CAUTIs cause about 13,000 deaths annually according to the study

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    Improving Patient Compliance and Stroke Rehabilitation In my current position as a registered nurse, I have identified improving patient compliance and stroke rehabilitation as an important phenomenon of interest. While researching cerebrovascular accident (CVA) articles, I have a strong desire to enter the field of neuroscience because I feel that there is a great need for reform in stroke awareness and treatment care in the cerebrovascular patients across the nation. In today’s society, Advanced

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    Patient safety is a major issue in health care, especially in the public sector. Studies show that as many as 10 patients get harmed daily as they receive care in stroke rehabilitation wards in hospitals in the United States alone. Patient safety refers to mechanisms for preventing patients from getting harmed as they receive health care services in hospitals. The issue of patient safety is usually associated with factors such as medication errors, wrong-site surgery, health care-acquired infections

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