Echelon Stroke post test questions and verified answers

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