BLOCK 3 STUDY GUIDE 2023 best guide

1. A 30-year-old male experienced a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure, which stopped before you arrived at the scene. The patient is conscious, is answering your questions appropriately, and refuses EMS transport. Which of the following would be the MOST compelling reason to disagree with his refusal of transport? He is currently not prescribed any medications 2. A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) therapy if he or she: has bleeding within the brain. 3. A patient whose speech is slurred and difficult to understand is experiencing dysarthria. 4. A patient with an altered mental status is: not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused. 5. During the primary assessment of a semiconscious 70-year-old female, you should: ensure a patent airway and support ventilation as needed 6. Interruption of cerebral blood flow may result from all of the following, EXCEPT: cerebral vasodilation. 7. The left cerebral hemisphere controls: the right side of the body. 8. The MOST significant risk factor for a hemorrhagic stroke is: hypertension. 9. The three major parts of the brain are the: cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem. 10. When assessing for arm drift of a patient with a suspected stroke, you should: ask the patient to close his or her eyes during the assessment. 11. When caring for a patient with documented hypoglycemia, you should be MOST alert for: a seizure. 12. When you are obtaining medical history from the family of a suspected stroke patient, it is MOST important to determine: when the patient last appeared normal. 13. Which of the following conditions would be the LEAST likely to mimic the signs and symptoms of a stroke? Hypovolemia 14. Which of the following conditions would MOST likely affect the entire brain? Respiratory failure or cardiopulmonary arrest 15. Which of the following MOST accurately describes a simple partial seizure? A seizure that begins in one extremity 16. Which of the following MOST accurately describes what the patient will experience during the postictal state that follows a seizure? Confusion and fatigue