QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
Lower face paralysis (mouth, cheek, eye) - CORRECT ANSWER Stroke: Often
Bell's Palsy: Always
Upper face paralysis (eyebrow, forehead) - CORRECT ANSWER Stroke: Rarely
Bell's Palsy: Almost Always
Arm or leg weakness, numbness - CORRECT ANSWER Stroke: Often
Tongue weakness, speech problems - CORRECT ANSWER Stroke: Often
Vision problems: - CORRECT ANSWER Stroke: Sometimes
Confusion, difficulty understand - CORRECT ANSWER Stroke: Sometimes
Difficultry with balance or walking - CORRECT ANSWER Stroke: Often
Severe headache - CORRECT ANSWER Stroke: sometimes
Bell's Palsy: rarely
Stroke definition - CORRECT ANSWER blood to brain changes
stroke signs and symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER unilateral facial droop
lower facial muscles, butnot upper half of face
unable to smile, but can wrinkle forehead, close eyes
Bell's Palsy definition - CORRECT ANSWER Abnormal Cranial Nerve VII
Bell's Palsy Signs and Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER Unilateral paralysis of entire
side of face
Unable to smile, close eyes, raise eyebrows, smooth forehead,
May be drooling.
Ischemic Stroke Def - CORRECT ANSWER 87% of strokes
, Thrombotic - atheroschlerosis plaque
Embolic - traveling clot, MI, atrial fib
ischemic stroke s&s - CORRECT ANSWER arm drift
weakness or paralysis 1/2 of body
difficulty speaking
difficulty understanding communication
confusion
loss of balance
cloudy vision or change in pupil response
severe HA
Hemorrhagic Stroke Def - CORRECT ANSWER 13% of strokes
low blood flow from a ruptured vessel: HTN usually
Ex. Ruptured aneurism, low coagulation, cocaine use
Hemorrhagic stroke s&s - CORRECT ANSWER Severe HA
N&V
Loss of consciousness
Seizures
Cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER coordination of voluntary movements
equilibrium and balance
muscle tone
Brain Stem - CORRECT ANSWER respiratory center
heart rate, BP
temp