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Which sided stroke has impaired speech/language aphasia; impaired right/left discrimination;
slow performance/cautious,; depression/anxiety; impaired comprehension. -
ANSWER Left-Sided
Which sided stroke has spatial perception deficits; denying/minimizing; rapid
performance/short attention; impulsiveness; impaired judgment; impaired time. -
ANSWER Right-sided
_____ are the confirming diagnostic studies for stroke. - ANSWER CT; CT angiogram;
CT/MRI perfusion and diffusion imaging; MRI; Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
_____ are the confirming laboratory studies for stroke. - ANSWER Prothrombin time,
activated partial thromboplastin time; CBC (including platelets); Electrolyte panel with blood
glucose; Lipid profile; Renal and hepatic studies
Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is used to produce localized fibrinolysis by
binding to the fibrin in the thrombi, and is the immediate treatment for _____ _____. -
ANSWER Ischemic stroke
Aspirin at a dose of 325 mg may be started within 24 to 48 hours after the onset of an _____
stroke. - ANSWER ischemic
Anticoagulants and platelet inhibitors are contraindicated in patients with _____ strokes. -
ANSWER hemorrhagic
The main drug therapy for patients with _____ stroke is the management of hypertension. -
ANSWER hemorrhagic
, The _____ _____ of a spinal cord injury (SCI) is initial physical disruption of the spinal cord. -
ANSWER primary injury
The _____ _____ of a spinal cord injury is from processes, such as ischemia, hypoxia,
hemorrhage, edema - ANSWER secondary injury
_____ _____ may occur shortly after acute SCI. It is characterized by loss of deep tendon and
sphincter reflexes, loss of sensation, and flaccid paralysis below the level of injury. -
ANSWER Spinal shock
_____ _____ involvement results in total loss of sensory and motor function below the level of
injury. - ANSWER Complete cord
_____ _____ involvement results in a mixed loss of voluntary motor activity and sensation and
leaves some tracts intact. - ANSWER Incomplete cord
SCI at C1-C3 - ANSWER Often fatal; Movement in neck and above, loss of innervation to
diaphragm, absence of independent respiratory function
SCI at C4 - ANSWER Sensation and movement in neck and above; May be able to breathe
without ventilator
SCI at C5 - ANSWER Full neck, partial shoulder, back, biceps; Gross elbow, inability to roll
over or use hands; ↓ Respiratory reserve
SCI at C6 - ANSWER Shoulder and upper back abduction and rotation at shoulder; Full
biceps to elbow flexion, wrist extension, weak grasp of thumb; ↓ Respiratory reserve
SCI at C7-C8 - ANSWER All triceps to elbow extension, finger extensors and flexors; Good
grasp with some decreased strength; ↓ Respiratory reserve
Which sided stroke has impaired speech/language aphasia; impaired right/left discrimination;
slow performance/cautious,; depression/anxiety; impaired comprehension. -
ANSWER Left-Sided
Which sided stroke has spatial perception deficits; denying/minimizing; rapid
performance/short attention; impulsiveness; impaired judgment; impaired time. -
ANSWER Right-sided
_____ are the confirming diagnostic studies for stroke. - ANSWER CT; CT angiogram;
CT/MRI perfusion and diffusion imaging; MRI; Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
_____ are the confirming laboratory studies for stroke. - ANSWER Prothrombin time,
activated partial thromboplastin time; CBC (including platelets); Electrolyte panel with blood
glucose; Lipid profile; Renal and hepatic studies
Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is used to produce localized fibrinolysis by
binding to the fibrin in the thrombi, and is the immediate treatment for _____ _____. -
ANSWER Ischemic stroke
Aspirin at a dose of 325 mg may be started within 24 to 48 hours after the onset of an _____
stroke. - ANSWER ischemic
Anticoagulants and platelet inhibitors are contraindicated in patients with _____ strokes. -
ANSWER hemorrhagic
The main drug therapy for patients with _____ stroke is the management of hypertension. -
ANSWER hemorrhagic
, The _____ _____ of a spinal cord injury (SCI) is initial physical disruption of the spinal cord. -
ANSWER primary injury
The _____ _____ of a spinal cord injury is from processes, such as ischemia, hypoxia,
hemorrhage, edema - ANSWER secondary injury
_____ _____ may occur shortly after acute SCI. It is characterized by loss of deep tendon and
sphincter reflexes, loss of sensation, and flaccid paralysis below the level of injury. -
ANSWER Spinal shock
_____ _____ involvement results in total loss of sensory and motor function below the level of
injury. - ANSWER Complete cord
_____ _____ involvement results in a mixed loss of voluntary motor activity and sensation and
leaves some tracts intact. - ANSWER Incomplete cord
SCI at C1-C3 - ANSWER Often fatal; Movement in neck and above, loss of innervation to
diaphragm, absence of independent respiratory function
SCI at C4 - ANSWER Sensation and movement in neck and above; May be able to breathe
without ventilator
SCI at C5 - ANSWER Full neck, partial shoulder, back, biceps; Gross elbow, inability to roll
over or use hands; ↓ Respiratory reserve
SCI at C6 - ANSWER Shoulder and upper back abduction and rotation at shoulder; Full
biceps to elbow flexion, wrist extension, weak grasp of thumb; ↓ Respiratory reserve
SCI at C7-C8 - ANSWER All triceps to elbow extension, finger extensors and flexors; Good
grasp with some decreased strength; ↓ Respiratory reserve
