AMBULATORY CARE:A strokehappens when blood flow to part of the brain is stopped. This can cause serious brain damage from a lack of oxygen. A stroke caused by a blood clot is called an ischemic stroke. A stroke caused by a burst or torn blood vessel is called an intracerebral hemorrhage...
Ask your healthcare provider what a healthy weight is for you. Ask him or her to help you create a weight loss plan, if needed. He or she can help you create small goals if you have a lot of weight to lose. Exercise as directed. Exercise can lower your blood pressure, cholesterol,...
quickly to receive specialized care. Trauma centers are classified as Level I, II, or III according to criteria developed by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons, with Level I facilities having the equipment and personnel necessary to care for the most seriously injured ...
Working with hospitals, care facilities, and other providers If you have the same experience as I did, you will find that thevast majorityof individuals you work with in these contexts are talented and caring and want the same positive outcomes that you do. You will also find, however, that...
Main provision of rehabilitation therapies occurs at hospitals and rehabilitation centers. Evidence of enhanced recovery related to more extensive training has been found [12], but limited resources at these facilities often obstruct extended care during the chronic stage. This calls for new therapeutic...
Project management group (including representatives of the University Hospital of Tübingen, the collaborating acute-care hospitals of the Center for Neurovascular Diseases Tübingen, the collaborating rehabilitation facilities, the meDIC, and the Excellence Cluster Machine Learning): ...
Dr. Jethwa explains that there are three different kinds of phases of care post-stroke. "Number one is when the patient is at the hospital, you want to try and save as much brain as possible. Whenever there's a blockage, there's going to be some area of the brain that's damaged an...
[42]. Today, similar force measuring platforms can be found embedded within the instrumented treadmills and walkways widely used by motion analysis facilities and laboratories to study human walking. Modern force plate technologies leverage load cell sensors to measure the resultant orthogonal forces ...
Ask your healthcare provider what a healthy weight is for you. Ask him or her to help you create a weight loss plan, if needed. He or she can help you create small goals if you have a lot of weight to lose. Exercise as directed. Exercise can lower your blood pressure, cholesterol,...
How is a stroke diagnosed?Tell your child's healthcare provider about your child's medical conditions. Also tell the provider about any family history of a medical condition, such as a bleeding or clotting disorder, or diabetes. Your child may need any of the following:...