EMT- Chapter 17: Neurologic Emergencies
Questions and Answers 100% Solved
When caring for a patient with documented hypoglycemia, you should be MOST alert for:
Select one:
A. a seizure.
B. respiratory distress.
C. an acute stroke.
D. a febrile convulsion. A. a seizure.
When you are obtaining medical history from the family of a suspected stroke patient, it is
MOST important to determine:
Select one:
A. if the patient has been hospitalized before.
B. if there is a family history of a stroke.
C. when the patient last appeared normal.
D. the patient's overall medication compliance. C. when the patient last appeared
normal.
, Which of the following conditions would be the LEAST likely to mimic the signs and symptoms of
a stroke?
Select one:
A. Intracranial bleeding
B. A postictal state
C. Hypoglycemia
D. Hypovolemia D. Hypovolemia
Which of the following conditions would MOST likely affect the entire brain?
Select one:
A. Respiratory failure or cardiopulmonary arrest
B. Ruptured cerebral artery in the occipital lobe
C. Blocked cerebral artery in the frontal lobe
D. Reduced blood supply to the left hemisphere A. Respiratory failure or
cardiopulmonary arrest
Which of the following MOST accurately describes a simple partial seizure?
Questions and Answers 100% Solved
When caring for a patient with documented hypoglycemia, you should be MOST alert for:
Select one:
A. a seizure.
B. respiratory distress.
C. an acute stroke.
D. a febrile convulsion. A. a seizure.
When you are obtaining medical history from the family of a suspected stroke patient, it is
MOST important to determine:
Select one:
A. if the patient has been hospitalized before.
B. if there is a family history of a stroke.
C. when the patient last appeared normal.
D. the patient's overall medication compliance. C. when the patient last appeared
normal.
, Which of the following conditions would be the LEAST likely to mimic the signs and symptoms of
a stroke?
Select one:
A. Intracranial bleeding
B. A postictal state
C. Hypoglycemia
D. Hypovolemia D. Hypovolemia
Which of the following conditions would MOST likely affect the entire brain?
Select one:
A. Respiratory failure or cardiopulmonary arrest
B. Ruptured cerebral artery in the occipital lobe
C. Blocked cerebral artery in the frontal lobe
D. Reduced blood supply to the left hemisphere A. Respiratory failure or
cardiopulmonary arrest
Which of the following MOST accurately describes a simple partial seizure?
