Stroke.docx (1) II 2750C Stroke Taylor College Adult Health II 2750C Stroke A stro

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Stroke.docx (1) II 2750C Stroke Taylor College Adult Health II 2750C Stroke A stroke is a medical emergency and is a sudden interruption in the blood supply of the brain. Most strokes caused b... y an abrupt blockage of arteries leading to the brain (The internet stroke center, n.d.). This paper I will be talking about diagnosis, symptoms/causes, diagnostic tests to diagnosis, current evidence-based treatments, nursing considerations, and core measures that relate to the condition and evidence-based treatments that improve patient outcomes. Strokes, also known as cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) or brain attacks, involve a disruption in the cerebral blood flow secondary to ischemia, hemorrhage, brain attack, or embolism (Holman et al., 2019). This means that there is either blood leaking into brain tissue, a development of a clot in a cerebral artery, or an embolus traveling from another part of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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