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FAST is an acronym used as a mnemonic to help early recognition and detection of the signs and symptoms of a stroke. The acronym stands for F acial drooping, A rm (or leg) weakness, S peech difficulties and T ime to call emergency services.
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HEADS (Risk factors of a stroke.) [33] [39] Hypertension or Hyperlipidimea - Hypertension (high blood pressure) or hyperlipidemia (elevated levels of any lipids such as fat in the blood) are both risk factors for a stroke, with extended high blood pressure being the most major risk factor. [39] Elderly - The elderly are more at risk of a stroke ...
Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (commonly abbreviated as FAST) is a rapid bedside ultrasound examination performed by surgeons, emergency physicians, and paramedics as a screening test for blood around the heart (pericardial effusion) or abdominal organs (hemoperitoneum) after trauma.
Further, it’s important to know the warning signs of a stroke. The American Stroke Association uses the acronym FAST—for face drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, and time to call 911, fast.
Stroke is a sudden onset neurological event due to problems with blood vessels of the brain. There are two major types: 80 to 85% are ischemic, which means a blood vessel is blocked and starves ...
This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...
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