24 Key Questions to Ask Your Doctor if you Had a Stroke
February 4th, 2010 | 
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Cerebral vascular accidents, more commonly known as stroke, occur when an area of the brain dies because of lack of blood flow. The brain needs a constant supply of oxygen and sugar to live, without blood flow the nerves in the brain will die.
The major causes of stroke are clogging of an artery in the brain, a blood clot in one of the blood vessels, bleeding in the brain, low blood pressure and a blood clotting disorders. Strokes cause permanent brain hurt and are the leading cause of disability and death worldwide. The amount of disability is dependent on the size of the stroke. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States with nearly 150,000 deaths from strokes occurring annually. The total cost for strokes is estimated to be approximately 70 billion dollars in 2009
You need to partner with the health care system to actively manage stroke. Do not count on the health care system to take responsibility for managing your disease. The health care system will help, but if you want to avoid depression, disability and death, you need to be an active, responsible health care consumer.
Becoming knowledgeable about disease is an vital part of having a successful health care experience. Individuals must have a basic understanding of his or her disease. The better you know your diseases the better you can partner in your medical care.
No one has a greater interest vested in your well being than you. Physicians manage very busy office practices and may overlook some vital aspects of your care. It is imperative that you help your health care providers give you the care that is needed to prevent death and disability.
As part of health care responsibility you need to know your disease. Below are a list of questions you should question your health care provider if you had a stroke
This is an excerpt from a free ebook available at www.mini-medicalschool.com. The chapter on stroke is available at: http://www.mini-medicalschool.com/Stroke.html
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