EMT Chapter 18 JBLearning HW Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a
generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this
seizure is:
A.epilepsy.
B.a brain tumor.
C.a serious infection.
D.intracranial bleeding. -
correct answer ✅epilepsy
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) occurs when:
A.medications are given to dissolve a cerebral blood clot.
B.a small cerebral artery ruptures and causes minimal damage.
C.a small clot in a cerebral artery causes temporary symptoms.
D.signs and symptoms resolve spontaneously within 48 hours. -
correct answer ✅a small clot in a cerebral artery causes temporary
symptoms
Successful treatment of a stroke depends on whether:
A.surgical intervention is performed to remove obstructive clots.
B.medications are given to restore the function of infarcted cells.
C.the stroke occurs within the left or right hemisphere of the brain.
, EMT Chapter 18 JBLearning HW Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
D.thrombolytic therapy is given within 3 hours of symptoms
beginning. -
correct answer ✅thrombolytic therapy is given within 3 hours of
symptoms beginning.
The frontal lobe of the brain controls:
A. emotion
B. movement
C. touch
D. vision -
correct answer ✅. emotion
The left cerebral hemisphere controls:
A. heart rate and pupil reaction
B. the right side of the face
C. breathing and blood pressure
D. the right side of the body -
correct answer ✅D. the right side of the body
The mental status of a patient who has experienced a generalized
seizure:
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a
generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this
seizure is:
A.epilepsy.
B.a brain tumor.
C.a serious infection.
D.intracranial bleeding. -
correct answer ✅epilepsy
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) occurs when:
A.medications are given to dissolve a cerebral blood clot.
B.a small cerebral artery ruptures and causes minimal damage.
C.a small clot in a cerebral artery causes temporary symptoms.
D.signs and symptoms resolve spontaneously within 48 hours. -
correct answer ✅a small clot in a cerebral artery causes temporary
symptoms
Successful treatment of a stroke depends on whether:
A.surgical intervention is performed to remove obstructive clots.
B.medications are given to restore the function of infarcted cells.
C.the stroke occurs within the left or right hemisphere of the brain.
, EMT Chapter 18 JBLearning HW Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
D.thrombolytic therapy is given within 3 hours of symptoms
beginning. -
correct answer ✅thrombolytic therapy is given within 3 hours of
symptoms beginning.
The frontal lobe of the brain controls:
A. emotion
B. movement
C. touch
D. vision -
correct answer ✅. emotion
The left cerebral hemisphere controls:
A. heart rate and pupil reaction
B. the right side of the face
C. breathing and blood pressure
D. the right side of the body -
correct answer ✅D. the right side of the body
The mental status of a patient who has experienced a generalized
seizure:
