Question 1

what is a nurse do to help stroke patients?

Accepted Answer

Great value: A nurse presence in the home can provide support for feeding, dressing, cleaning, and other activities of daily living.  Extremely helpful during the process of rehab, as many patients will be unable to take care of themselves   a visiting nurse in the home setting can allow other family members to pursue their individual responsibilities.

Question 2

what should you do to massage a stroke patient?

Accepted Answer

Seek doctor's aid: See your local healthcare professional to make sure it is okay  to get massages after a stroke.

Question 3

what tips do you have for a patient recovering from a stroke?

Accepted Answer

Don't give up: It may seem obvious, but putting forth as much effort as possible in rehabilitation will yield maximum results. In addition to the physical impairments, the fight against depression is often also difficult as a patient adjusts to the results of the stroke.

Question 4

what shall we do if the stroke patient complaint of excessive body pains?

Accepted Answer

F/u with Neurologist: Take him to the neurologist who may try medicines for neuropathic pain like lyrica, (pregabalin) Gabapentin or others. Otherwise take him to pain management to help him control the pain. Attempt to pinpoint where is the pain located, which joints, or between joints, the back, the neck, shoulders, knees, elbows, hands? May benefit fron cortisone shots.

Question 5

how long does it take for a stroke patient to feel some relief of a stroke with the use of pta?

Accepted Answer

Very fast (TPA?): Improvement can be dramatic, sometimes within 10-15 min, and even up  to an hour or so.

Question 6

why does a stroke patient need to be the icu if he already had his stroke?

Accepted Answer

Stroke: Not necessarily in ICU , if  unstable certainly patient goes to icu.

Question 7

are strokes more common in patients with cancer?

Accepted Answer

Cancer stroke: There is higher risk for stroke in cancer pt due to relative hypercouglable state of cancer. Depending on chemo agent they can increase risk for  strokes. Don't get caught too much on this. Talk to doctors and oncologists about your particular cancer and treatments.

Question 8

how should a concussion affect a stroke patient?

Accepted Answer

It may worsen the sy: Any injury to the head, if severe enough, can worsen the deficits cased by the stroke.

Question 9

what is the result if the patient of stroke is vomiting?

Accepted Answer

Vomiting : Vomiting in a stroke patient may mean increased intracranial pressure. Have the patient evaluated asap.

Question 10

why don't stroke patients get tpa (alteplase) therapy?

Accepted Answer

Patients wait: The most common reason is they wait too long before presenting to hospital. Current guidelines for t-pa in most hospitals have been extended from 3to 4.5->5 hours after the onset of symptoms of a stroke. Part of the problem is many patients wake up with weakness/speech difficulties, the time of onset can't be determined, the patient is ineligible.Recent major surgery or bleeding are exclusions.

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