SCRN Practice Exam Questions And Answers

SCRN Practice Exam Questions And Answers A person with a stroke who seems unaware of their disability: - ANS anosognosia Pt presents complaining of double vision, lacks horizontal eye movements while tracking is preserved. What area of the brain can cause internuclear ophthalmoplegia? - ANS Brainstem Watershed stroke is described as: - ANS Stroke between two adjacent cerebral arteries Cerebrospinal fluid is produced at a rate of... - ANS 0.3-0.4ml/min A patient with locked-in syndrome most likely had an infarct in the... - ANS pons (pontine) A lacunar infarct is indicative of an event... - ANS in a small artery The MOST important point to emphasize in a community education program on strokes that will directly improve patient outcome and disability in the setting of a stroke? - ANS Activate EMS What is a risk factor for a spontaneous carotid dissection? - ANS Connective tissue disease What is the MOST significant risk factor for stroke? - ANS Hypertension One fourth of all strokes occur in patients under the age of... - ANS 75 Atrial fibrillation is associated with.. - ANS An increased risk of stroke and mortality What is an example of exclusion criteria for tPA administration? - ANS Bleeding diathesis (unusual susceptibility to bleeding, usually due to hypercoagulability) Findings consistent with alterations in posterior cerebral circulation: - ANS Ataxia and visual deficits Predictor of a two-day risk for stroke following a TIA: - ANS ABCD2 What sign elicited during a physical examination would be indicative of meningeal irritation? - ANS Kernig's Sign The most sensitive and specific imaging technique for demonstrating acute infarction is... - ANS MR diffusion-weighted imaging A patient with SAH is ordered a cerebral angiogram. This test should... - ANS identify the etiology of the bleed What diagnosis in a patient is a contraindication in performing a lumbar puncture? - ANS SAH A neurologist has ordered a TTE. This test is best at identifying... - ANS ventricular thrombus A woman with sickle cell disease is being seen for preventative stroke diagnostic testing. What procedure would you expect to be performed? - ANS Transcranial doppler A patient is scheduled for embolization of