Guidelines for Acute Ischemic Stroke

An Ischemic stroke occurs when a clot forms or lodges in one of the arteries of the brain, causing a loss of blood supply to the affected area. Ischemic strokes account for more than 85% of all strokes. The goal is to act fast- within 3 hours of onset of symptoms (or 4.5 hours for a select group of patients) to break up the clot and restore perfusion. In order to accomplish this, several things must fall into place. AHA guidelines reflect the need for a patient to undergo a whole set of procedures upon entering the ER doors in order to minimize delays. 1) Within 10 minutes of arrival, the patient should undergo a doctor's evaluation, including a stroke screen assessment.... (continue reading here:) http://www.carpentercprsolutions.com/1/post/2014/04/guidelines-for-acute-ischemic-stroke.html

First Aid for Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, is one of the most common medical emergencies experienced by diabetic patients. It is most commonly brought on by taking diabetes medicines

(usually insulin, but potentially also with some oral diabetes medicines) and not eating enough to cover the lower blood sugar that these medicines induce, causing the sugar to go abnormally low. Generally, diabetics will only go too low by taking......... Read more at:http://www.carpentercprsolutions.com/1/post/2014/04/first-aid-for-hypoglycemia.html