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Thesis
Acute Ischemic Stroke
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/1999
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/4019
Abstract
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in adults in the United States, behind ischemic heart disease and all forms of cancer. Stroke is also the leading cause of serious, long-term adult disability and the financial burden in lost productivity and health care expenses are estimated at $30 billion annually. Despite the magnitude of the problem, prevention strategies and treatment methods are incompletely used. The American Heart Association developed guidelines for the management of acute ischemic stroke stressing the need for rapid response from the public, emergency medical services and clinicians. Thrombolytics, more specifically, tissue plasminogen activator {TPA(Activase)} has increased interest in treating acute ischemic stroke and demonstrated improved outcomes when given within three hours of onset of symptoms in selected individuals. Whether treated with thrombolytics or not, stroke patients can experience a high incidence of complications due to neurological involvement and are in need of supportive care.
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Details
- Title
- Acute Ischemic Stroke
- Creators
- Pat Hall
- Contributors
- Lorna Schumann (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590531601842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis