PNH301 WEEKS 1-3 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

PNH301 WEEKS 1-3 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

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1. stroke
Answer:
Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.

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2. ishemic stroke
Answer:
a stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage

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3. thrombic stroke
Answer:
Arterial occlusions caused by plaque formed in arteries supplying the brain

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4. embolic stroke
Answer:
a embolus lodges in and occludes a cerebral artery

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5. embolus
Answer:
A clot that breaks lose and travels through the bloodstream.

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6. hemorrhagic stroke
Answer:
a stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel

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7. intracerebral hemorrhage
Answer:
bleeding into the brain as a result of a ruptured blood vessel within the brain

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8. subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
Answer:
bleeding within the subarachnoid space; usually caused by a ruptured brain aneurysm

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9. signs of stroke (FAST)

, Answer:
Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call 911

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10. Non-modifiable risk factors
Answer:
age, gender, ethnicity, family history

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11. Modifiable risk factors
Answer:
- diet
- smoking
- obesity
- sedentary lifestyle
- excessive alcohol
- stress

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12. Akinesia
Answer:
inability to initiate movement

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13. Ansognosia
Answer:
A patient's inability to realize that he or she is ill, which is caused by the illness itself.

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14. Agnosia
Answer:
inability to recognize objects

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15. Apraxia
Answer:
inability to organize movement

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16. How do you assess for stroke?
Answer:
- neurological assessment
- glasgow coma scale
- stroke scale

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17. Minor GCS