Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Stoke

1. What causes a stroke?
A blood clot in the brain which can cause black outs and stokes.

2. What lifestyle choices can lead to the increased chances of a stroke occurring?
Eating unhealthy foods and not doing excersise.

3. What are some of the signs that someone who is having a stroke displays?
Speech is poor 
Face is droopy 
They can lift their arms 

4. What are some of the treatments for stroke?
  • antihypertensives to reduce blood pressure
  • antiplatelet agents
  • anticoagulants which both prevent blood clots from forming or growing.

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