Stroke - Pre-Assessment/ Questions with
Certified Solution
What is the ideal time frame for the administration of endovascular therapy? -
Answer: Within 6 hrs of symptom onset
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) evaluates which areas? -
Answer: Motor function
Visual fields
Language deficits
Level of consciousness
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, Within how much time from the patient's arrival at the facility should a brain
imaging scan be interpreted? - Answer: 45 minutes
Which actions are indicated as part of the primary assessment of a patient with
suspected acute stroke? - Answer: Administer supplemental oxygen if pulse
oximetry reveals oxygen saturation less than 94%.
Establish cardiac monitoring
A patient received fibrinolytic therapy and was transferred to a monitored bed on
a dedicated stroke unit. Care would now focus on which activities? - Answer:
Assessing for signs of intracranial bleeding
Controlling blood glucose levels
Supporting airway, breathing and circulation
Managing hypertension
What is the ideal time frame for the administration of fibrinolytic therapy? -
Answer: Within 3 hrs of symptom onset
Which defining features are characteristics of a stroke? - Answer: Primary
involvement of the central nervous system
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Certified Solution
What is the ideal time frame for the administration of endovascular therapy? -
Answer: Within 6 hrs of symptom onset
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) evaluates which areas? -
Answer: Motor function
Visual fields
Language deficits
Level of consciousness
Page 1 of 7
, Within how much time from the patient's arrival at the facility should a brain
imaging scan be interpreted? - Answer: 45 minutes
Which actions are indicated as part of the primary assessment of a patient with
suspected acute stroke? - Answer: Administer supplemental oxygen if pulse
oximetry reveals oxygen saturation less than 94%.
Establish cardiac monitoring
A patient received fibrinolytic therapy and was transferred to a monitored bed on
a dedicated stroke unit. Care would now focus on which activities? - Answer:
Assessing for signs of intracranial bleeding
Controlling blood glucose levels
Supporting airway, breathing and circulation
Managing hypertension
What is the ideal time frame for the administration of fibrinolytic therapy? -
Answer: Within 3 hrs of symptom onset
Which defining features are characteristics of a stroke? - Answer: Primary
involvement of the central nervous system
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