NIH Stroke Scale Training and Certification Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Tips for scoring Correct Answer use patient's first response - Ataxia Correct Answer lack of muscle coordination, reflects the affected coordination of one who has experienced a stroke Significance of NIH stroke scale Correct Answer necessary prognostic tool for discerning deficits within different parts of body. Provides in common language to understand nature of stroke and severity amongst interdisciplinary team. Is the NIH stroke scale a measure of disability? Correct Answer no, it is a measuring tool of impairments. Relevance to medical specialties Correct Answer emergency physicians, neurologists Correct Answer - administer scale items in their - exact order - avoid coaching patient - accept patient's 1st effort - score only what patient does - be consistent NIH level of consciousness item 1a Correct Answer 0 = alert 1 = not alert; aroused with minor verbal stimulation 2 = not alert; requires strong or painful stimulation 3 = reflex movements only or totally unresponsive *coma* NIH level of consciousness item 1B Correct Answer based on 2 questions 1) patient's age 2) month 0 = answers both questions correctly 1 = answers one question correctly 2 = answers neither questions correctly