MY PATIENT JUST HAD A STROKE! NOW WHAT???MY PATIENT JUST HAD A STROKE! NOW WHAT??? - Canadian Journal of Cardiologydoi:10.1016/j.cjca.2014.07.638Sumrain, M.Then, K.Elsevier Inc.Canadian Journal of Cardiology
While a patient may use the word dizziness, it is important for a health care professional to understand whether the patient is describing a sensation of spinning (vertigo) or whether dizziness is described as another symptom like lightheadedness,fainting, or nearly passing (syncope, near-syncope)...
Hemorrhagic strokes are when a perforated vessel allows blood to leak out. 出血性中风指血液 从破损的血管中渗出, 1:20 But the more common type is the ischemic stroke, 但缺血性中风更常见, 1:23 when a clot blocks a vessel and bri...
Patient Examination and Diagnosis: Doctors are responsible for thoroughly examining patients to diagnose their medical conditions. They gather a detailed medical history by asking relevant questions about symptoms, previous illnesses, family medical history, and lifestyle factors. They perform comprehensive ...
In these settings, physical therapists collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, and other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive treatment plans and coordinate care for patients. They may work with individuals recovering from stroke, spinal cord injury, joint ...
What are the optimal measures to take in a patient with progressing stroke, or "stroke-in-evolution?" Once or twice each year, I will encounter a patient with a mild deficit upon admission who progresses to complete hemiplegia despite such measures as anticoagulant therapy, maintenance of adequa...
That contrasts with the effects of COVID-19. In the unvaccinated, the disease can require intensive care in a hospital and remains potentially fatal. That's why the most important advice for people with heart disease and stroke is simple. ...
If they do need to move rooms, everyone the patient needs to see should be no more than a few doors away, says Stephen Samples, chair of the neurology department at Allegheny Health. “The goal is to make it as simple as possible for them to get where they need to be, and be seen...
While the above are standard classifications, in clinical aspects, the blood pressure is further categorized into hypotension and severe for the doctors to evaluate and assess the cardiac health of the patient. Below we are discussing in detail each of these classifications and their implications on...
The anemia of the patient, that is, the hemoglobin to the decimal point. Predicting whether a person, who's never had atrial fibrillation or stroke from the ECG, whether that's going to likely occur. Diabetes, a diagnosis of diabetes and pr...