[TheForge] OT: Strokes

Mon Jan 19 23:08:00 2004

I've been a RN for 21 years. How many in Health Care field are on this list?
Rob
Wichita, KS

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> Nice to see another nurse around.
> Bob
> Ortho nurse for the last 25 yrs
>
>
>
>     So sorry to hear the news of the stroke.
>
>     There are 2 types of strokes ischemic or hemorrhagic. Another way of
> looking at it is Wet or Dry. Wet stroke is hemorrhagic in nature meaning
that
> a
> blood vessel ruptured spilling blood into the brain. A Dry Stroke is an
> ischemic
> stroke, this is caused by a blockage of blood flow to a part of the brain.
> This is accompanied by a loss of function of that area. Brain tissue has
no
> means of storing glucose therefore any loss of blood flow means a rapid
> alteration
> in function. The blockages can be caused by many reasons including;
vascular
> collapse, vasospasm, emboli, plaque formation, or thrombus formation. The
> term
> TIA, or Transient Ischemic attack, or mini stroke is the term that is used
> when the signs and symptoms of a stoke occur from vasospasm, these are
rapid
> in
> onset and last for a few hours then dissipate, leaving some to no lasting
> effects.
>
>     The human body is remarkable thing, and other parts of the brain and
body
> will help to compensate for one areas lack of proper function. Recovery
from
> a stoke varies but really the most important things that help in recovery
is
> the attitude of the patient, the support of family and friends and the
> acceptance that full recovery may not be possible but to try to get as
much
> function
> as can be recovered.
>
>    It sounds corny but it is true that taking dinner over to them and
doing
> the dishes after is great therapy. Be there and listen, be a friend to her
> and
> her husband, he has been affected by this too.
>
>     Feel free to contact me off list if you have any questions.
> Time enough for sleep in the grave.
> Tod Estes. RN.
>
>
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