ASLS EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS!!
Ischemic stroke most common cause Answer - Thromboembolism
Ischemic stroke Answer - A blood clot forms in the vascular system, plugs a
cerebral artery
Ischemic stroke rate of occurrence Answer - 85%
Intracerebral hemorrhage common cause Answer - Chronic hypertension
Intracerebral hemorrhage/hemorrhagic stroke Answer - A weakened vessel
bleeds into the brain
Intracerebral hemorrhage rate of occurrence Answer - 15%
Subarachnoid hemorrhage common cause Answer - Aneurysm rupture
TIA causes Answer - Ischemia without infarction; thromboembolism
TIA treatment Answer - Transport, focus on cause, not duration
Pediatric stroke categories Answer - Arterial ischemic stroke
, Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
In children ___% of strokes are hemorrhagic Answer - 55
Peak age for pediatric stroke Answer - 1st year of life
More common in teenagers Answer - Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Ischemic risk factors (nonmodifiable) Answer - Advanced age
Male gender
Race (higher with black, Hispanic, Native American)
Family history of MI or stroke
Ischemic risk factors (modifiable) Answer - Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus
Dyslipidemia
Obesity
Cigarette smoking
Prior stoke/TIA
Heart disease
Carotid disease
Hypercoagulable states
Cocaine, excessive alcohol
VERIFIED ANSWERS!!
Ischemic stroke most common cause Answer - Thromboembolism
Ischemic stroke Answer - A blood clot forms in the vascular system, plugs a
cerebral artery
Ischemic stroke rate of occurrence Answer - 85%
Intracerebral hemorrhage common cause Answer - Chronic hypertension
Intracerebral hemorrhage/hemorrhagic stroke Answer - A weakened vessel
bleeds into the brain
Intracerebral hemorrhage rate of occurrence Answer - 15%
Subarachnoid hemorrhage common cause Answer - Aneurysm rupture
TIA causes Answer - Ischemia without infarction; thromboembolism
TIA treatment Answer - Transport, focus on cause, not duration
Pediatric stroke categories Answer - Arterial ischemic stroke
, Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
In children ___% of strokes are hemorrhagic Answer - 55
Peak age for pediatric stroke Answer - 1st year of life
More common in teenagers Answer - Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Ischemic risk factors (nonmodifiable) Answer - Advanced age
Male gender
Race (higher with black, Hispanic, Native American)
Family history of MI or stroke
Ischemic risk factors (modifiable) Answer - Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus
Dyslipidemia
Obesity
Cigarette smoking
Prior stoke/TIA
Heart disease
Carotid disease
Hypercoagulable states
Cocaine, excessive alcohol