NIHSS STROKE SCALE EXAM 2023 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
common signs of a stroke correct answers•Confusion •Slurred speech •Facial droop •Extremity weakness and/or numbness •Vision disturbance •Dysphasia •Ataxia FAST correct answers•FAST - rapid identification for lay people •Does not identify sensory impairment, vertigo or gait changes -Facial droop -Arm weakness -Slurred speech -Time ways to assess a stroke correct answers•FAST - rapid identification for lay people •CPSS, LAPSS, ROSIER - used for prehospital and ER recognition •NIHSS NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) correct answers•Reliable and valid •Used to objectively quantify the stroke impairments •Also used in emergent situations to determine treatment planning (the need for tPA) in the 3 - 4.5 hour window, along with clinical decision making •Predictor of short and long-term outcomes •Does not capture all stroke symptoms - vertebrobasilar stroke can cause vertigo, nausea and vomiting, headache, oculomotor signs
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