PC. Acronym for Personal Computer. A general purpose computer operated by an end-user with no intervening computer operator (as opposed to batch processing or time-sharing computers). See Personal computer. PCI. Acronym for Peripheral Component Interconnect, a local computer bus for attaching
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture for Stroke. Fri, 02/06/2015 - 00:00 by PCOM. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and acupuncture can contribute an important part of the treatment plan for a patient recovering from a stroke.
How stroke medications work. There are several kinds of medications that doctors may administer or prescribe to a stroke patient: tPA, a clot buster; blood thinners; and drugs that lower high blood pressure and cholesterol. tPA (tissue plasminogen activator) Thrombolytic drugs such as tPA are often called clot busters. tPA is short for tissue plasminogen activator and can only be given to patients who are having a stroke caused by a blood clot (ischemic stroke). It can stop a stroke by breaking up the blood clot.