A 62-year-old man arrived at the emergency room with his wife who reported that

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A 62-year-old man arrived at the emergency room with his wife who reported that his husband felt his right arm and leg become weak and numb, making it difficult for him to move them properly. The wife also noticed that the right side of his facial muscles seemed to be drooping. He also started having trouble speaking, slurring his words, and having trouble coming
up with the right words. He occasionally spoke comprehensibly. John’s vision also started to become hazy, especially in his right eye. He also admitted that he had trouble seeing things on the right side. The patient also developed a sudden onset, severe headache. He’d never had such bad headaches before according to the wife.
He has a medical history of diabetes mellitus, elevated levels of cholesterol, and hypertension.
He has been taking medications for his condition, but he has been non-adherent to treatment. The
wife also reports that the patient smokes sporadically and leads a sedentary lifestyle. When the patient arrived at the emergency room, his vitals were examined and his blood pressure was noted to be elevated. Computed tomography revealed hyper dense areas that were an indication of active bleeding in the brain.
Overview and risk factors
Stroke also known as cerebrovascular accident is characterized by an abrupt interruption of blood flow to the brain which may cause brain cell death or damage. Hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes are the two main types. Ischemic stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel supplying blood to the brain. Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when there is bleeding within the brain tissue (Magid-Bernstein et al., 2022).
EXPECTATIONS: 1. Once you have had an in depth discussion of your diagnosis overall, be sure to connect your case discussion back to the patient you have presented. example, if your patient has hypertension and DM, be sure to include a discussion of thé symptoms that your patient is exhibiting and discuss treatments specifically aimed for your patient. 2. Length: 2-3 slides Powerpoint slides (Include some graphics to support your presentation and to make it more visually engaging) – please include script for each slide. 3. Format: APA Format (Support your case discussion with current (in the past 5 years) high level evidence.)

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