Blog Posts on stroke

Today is my dad’s birthday! If you’ve been reading... by the reticent girl on Feb 9, 2012Today is my dad’s birthday! If you’ve been reading my blog since last year (especially during the Blogspot era…) you probably know what happened to him. But for the benefit of those who didn’t know, he actually suffered from Hemorrhagic strok...

A Stroke of Luck + Wardrobe Diaries #5 (Feb. 5, 2012) by momsterteacher on Feb 8, 2012Last Sunday, the Ladagas plus Mom went to Ayala Alabang Village to visit my cousin Frances Sales-Garcia and her family.  A week before our visit, I was told by my Auntie Cely Sales-Estacio that Ate Frances’ husband had a stroke early January.

How to Save A Stroke Victim by jeanbeltran on Jan 10, 2012I would like to share this important information which in the future might help you save your family, your friend or somebody else's life.  I read this sometime this week on Facebook. My mom had mild stroke when I was in college and my younger b...

Hypertension Case Study & Nursing Management by Nurseslabs.com | Nursing Care Plans, Drug Studies, Nursing News, RNHeals 3! on Dec 21, 2011Hypertension, an intermittent or sustained elevation in diastolic or systolic blood pressure, occurs as two major types: essential (idiopathic) hypertension, the most common, and secondary hypertension which results from renal disease or another iden...

Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Accident/Stroke Nursing Care Plans by Nurseslabs.com | Nursing Care Plans, Drug Studies, Nursing News, RNHeals 3! on Dec 21, 2011Cerebrovascular accident is the sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain. It is also known as stroke.Visit us at: Nurseslabs...

Severely Elevated Blood Pressure: When Is It an Emergency? by Nars A. Ko on Dec 17, 2011As nurses, we all know that hypertension or prolonged elevation of blood pressure can be considered as a medical emergency if not adequately managed. But in reality, not all patients admitted in E.R. are considered “emergency cases” and after car...

Understanding Stroke by First Vita Plus Information Center on Dec 4, 2011How does a brain attack or stroke happens? Are you aware of the different types of Strokes?Watch the video presentation that discusses the key points of understanding what Stroke is:Risk Factors of Stroke:Symptoms of Stroke:Preventing Stroke:...

STROKE SURVIVOR by Definitely Filipino on Dec 2, 2011I was in 2nd grade (barely 8 yrs of age) when a shocking news was delivered to me and pulled out of class ( I don’t remember who it was but I think it was one of my siblings). I couldn’t understand why they had to come pull me out of clas...

Rugby jock says stroke turned him gay by Fresh News Buzz on Nov 8, 2011Chris Birch was a typical man who works in a bank, likes sports and has proposed to his girlfriend. One day he suffered a stroke that results to a sudden change in his life. Birch, a Welshman, was trying to make back flip but broke his neck and suffe...

Hypertension Case Study & Nursing Management by Nurseslabs.com | Nursing Care Plans, Drug Studies, Nursing News, RNHeals 3! on Nov 4, 2011Hypertension, an intermittent or sustained elevation in diastolic or systolic blood pressure, occurs as two major types: essential (idiopathic) hypertension, the most common, and secondary hypertension which results from renal disease or another iden...