ECHELON STROKE POST TEST
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which of the following statements is not true in regards to epidural hematoma? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ It is very rarely life-threatening
Which of the following is NOT a type of intracranial hematoma - Correct Answer ✔✔
Thrombotic
Which of the following medications should NOT be used when treating a patient with an
intracerebral hemorrhage - Correct Answer ✔✔ Anticoagulant s
The narrowing of the lumen of the cerebral vessels in which blood vessels spasm,
leading to vasoconstriction is called - Correct Answer ✔✔ Vasospasm
Which type of hemorrhage/stroke is most likely to result in death or major disability -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Inteacerebral hemorrage
??The type of stroke that occurs when a weakened blood vessel ruptured and bleeds,
irritating brain tissue and disrupting delicate chemical balance is called - Correct Answer
✔✔ Hemorrhagic stroke
An abnormal collection of blood vessels resulting from faulty embryonic vascular
formation is called - Correct Answer ✔✔ AV malformation
The nurse is educating the family of a patient who experienced a stroke on the
medications they are receiving. Which of the following is a correct statement - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Mannitol decreasing the intracranial pressure
Bleeding into the brain itself is called - Correct Answer ✔✔ Intracerebral hematoma
A trauma related incident causing the accumulation of blood between the inner table fo
the skull and the dural membrane is called - Correct Answer ✔✔ Epidural hematoma
The type of treatment frequently utilized in the treatment of an intraventricular bleed is
called - Correct Answer ✔✔ Venteiculostomy drai n
With ischemic stroke treatment timing is critical. Which time frame is the typical
accepted window to initialize tpa - Correct Answer ✔✔ Under 3 hours
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which of the following statements is not true in regards to epidural hematoma? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ It is very rarely life-threatening
Which of the following is NOT a type of intracranial hematoma - Correct Answer ✔✔
Thrombotic
Which of the following medications should NOT be used when treating a patient with an
intracerebral hemorrhage - Correct Answer ✔✔ Anticoagulant s
The narrowing of the lumen of the cerebral vessels in which blood vessels spasm,
leading to vasoconstriction is called - Correct Answer ✔✔ Vasospasm
Which type of hemorrhage/stroke is most likely to result in death or major disability -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Inteacerebral hemorrage
??The type of stroke that occurs when a weakened blood vessel ruptured and bleeds,
irritating brain tissue and disrupting delicate chemical balance is called - Correct Answer
✔✔ Hemorrhagic stroke
An abnormal collection of blood vessels resulting from faulty embryonic vascular
formation is called - Correct Answer ✔✔ AV malformation
The nurse is educating the family of a patient who experienced a stroke on the
medications they are receiving. Which of the following is a correct statement - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Mannitol decreasing the intracranial pressure
Bleeding into the brain itself is called - Correct Answer ✔✔ Intracerebral hematoma
A trauma related incident causing the accumulation of blood between the inner table fo
the skull and the dural membrane is called - Correct Answer ✔✔ Epidural hematoma
The type of treatment frequently utilized in the treatment of an intraventricular bleed is
called - Correct Answer ✔✔ Venteiculostomy drai n
With ischemic stroke treatment timing is critical. Which time frame is the typical
accepted window to initialize tpa - Correct Answer ✔✔ Under 3 hours
