Rehabilitation Sciences 3062A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Medical Emergency, Cerebrovascular Disease, Speech Production
2 Apr 2018
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F - face is it drooping: a - arms can you raise both, s - speech is it slurred or jumbled. T - time to call 9-1-1 right now. That is 1 new stroke every 10 minutes. 315,000 stroke survivors: does not include people living in institutions. Third leading cause of death (major leading cause of death) Listed as medical complication in additional 12,123 hospitalizations each year. Leading cause of adult long-term disability in the world know patterns not numbers: of every 100 people who have a stroke. In canada (2005/6), of people hospitalized for a stroke: Risk factors for stroke: modi able (can be changed with lifestyle changes, hypertension (>160/95) Lower diastolic bp 5mmhg decreases stroke risk by 40: reduce salt intake by 50% lowers bp by 5mmhg, cardiac disease, diabetes, cholesterol, smoking increases risk by 50, obesity, oral contraceptives (?) Incidence doubles with every decade after 55 y/o: gender, women 20% less chance than men.
