Those above 55, with the history of stroke in the family, those with high B.P, Those with high blood cholesterol, Heart patients, Fat people, and those addicted to hot drinks, smokers, diabetics. All these have a chance of getting a stroke.
Ways to avoid Stroke:
One can take certain precautions to avoid the stroke. The following may reduce the risk factor; B.P. must be kept under control. Medicines prescribed must be taken strictly and regularly, Blood cholesterol must be kept under control. It must be less than 5.2 mmol /L which could be ascertained by blood tests, Exercises should be done regularly, Keep the body weight as per age and height, Fats should be avoided, Smoking should be avoided, if you are a diabetic, your blood sugar should be under control, Limited alcohol may be taken, In order to be away from stresses, please learn stress management techniques.
In order to diagnose and decide, the doctor may order for CT scan or MRI Scan. Treatment depends upon the state of the disease and the problems around it. If it is a clot in the brain obstructing the flow of blood, it can be removed by surgery. Often the treatment involves the use of Anti- Coagulant drugs and also those that control B.P. The affected part is treated by physiotherapy, and if speech is affected, it is by speech therapy that the normal state may be tried to be restored.
Unless there are two helpers at least, the patient should not be attempted to move. If the patient is unconscious, he should be moved to bed. If he is conscious no bed rest is needed, If the patient can swallow, he may be given regular food and drinks. If a hand is paralyzed, it should be kept on pillow, off from the body. When you are lifting up the patient, that hand of the patient should be held properly in your armpit. You should not try to draw it out or apply pressure on it.
The patients feel heaviness in the heart as if someone is sitting on his chest. This pain may be light or intense. If it is twisting, the pain will begin in the middle of the chest – behind the chest bones- and go towards the throat, upper cheek and shoulders – usually to the left shoulder and from there to the wrist and the little finger. When the patients of such pain are asked to describe, some show their chest with their fist; some say it is breathlessness; and some others say their chests are heavy and tight. There may be a bloated feeling – a pain due to swelling – below the chest and above the lower abdomen. Become pale and heavy sweating.
When sufficient blood does not flow to the heart through coronary artery, it results in pain in the heart which is called Angina Pectoris or simply called”Angina.” We can say Angina means pain and Pectoris means heart. When the blood flowing into the heart is not enough, the resulting stress- causing pain is “Angina.” At that time there will not be enough oxygen and other nutrients needed to the heart. This pain in the heart comes generally while doing much manual work and goes off when rest is taken. When some fats are deposited in the coronary artery leading to the heart, this disease is called Atheroma. The internal passage in the artery becomes narrow due to the deposit of fat there and the flow of blood through it is affected. The amount of blood reaching the heart muscles decreases, as a result of which the heart does not receive sufficient quantity of oxygen and it cries out in pain and that cry is “Angina.”
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