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NIHSS GROUP B PATIENTS 1-6 2024 LATEST UPDATE ANSWER KEY

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NIHSS GROUP B PATIENTS 1-6 2024 LATEST UPDATE ANSWER KEY Comprehensive Guide for NIH Stroke Scale Certification Introduction This 60-page guide provides a verified answer key for the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Group B, Patients 1-6, for the 2024 certification cycle. The NIHSS assesses stroke severity across 11 items, including consciousness, motor skills, and language, with scores from 0 (normal) to 42 (severe). Featuring 150 questions sourced from platforms like Quizlet and Knoowy, this document ensures alignment with 2024 standards. Questions are highlighted in bold mango orange, with answers in bold bright red, complemented by silver accents for clarity, to support clinicians in achieving NIHSS certification.

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NIHSS GROUP B PATIENTS 1-6 2024
LATEST UPDATE ANSWER KEY




Comprehensive Guide for NIH Stroke Scale Certification




Updated for 2024 Certification Cycle
Curated by Medical Education Experts

,Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 NIHSS Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Question 1: NIHSS Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Question 2: Total NIHSS Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 Question 3: NIHSS Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.4 Question 4: LOC Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.5 Question 5: LOC Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.6 Question 6: LOC Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.7 Question 7: Best Gaze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.8 Question 8: Visual Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.9 Question 9: Facial Palsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.10 Question 10: Motor Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.11 Question 11: Motor Leg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.12 Question 12: Limb Ataxia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.13 Question 13: Sensory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.14 Question 14: Best Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.15 Question 15: Dysarthria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.16 Question 16: Extinction/Neglect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.17 Question 17: Mild Stroke Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.18 Question 18: Moderate Stroke Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.19 Question 19: Severe Stroke Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.20 Question 20: NIHSS Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.21 Question 21: Testing Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.22 Question 22: Scoring Consistency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.23 Question 23: Patient Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.24 Question 24: Language Barrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.25 Question 25: Motor Testing Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.26 Question 26: Visual Field Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.27 Question 27: Ataxia Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.28 Question 28: Sensory Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.29 Question 29: Language Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.30 Question 30: Neglect Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3 Group B Patient Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.1 Patient 1: Moderate Stroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2 Patient 2: Mild Stroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.3 Patient 3: Severe Stroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.4 Patient 4: Moderate Stroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.5 Patient 5: Mild Stroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.6 Patient 6: Moderate Stroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4 NIHSS Application and Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.1 Question 121: Total Score Patient 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.2 Question 122: Total Score Patient 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.3 Question 123: Total Score Patient 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.4 Question 124: Total Score Patient 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.5 Question 125: Total Score Patient 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.6 Question 126: Total Score Patient 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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4.7 Question 127: Mild Stroke Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.8 Question 128: Moderate Stroke Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.9 Question 129: Severe Stroke Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.10 Question 130: Score Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.11 Question 131: Score Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.12 Question 132: Common Scoring Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.13 Question 133: Language Scoring Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.14 Question 134: Neglect Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.15 Question 135: Motor Testing Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.16 Question 136: Sensory Testing Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.17 Question 137: Ataxia Testing Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.18 Question 138: Gaze Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.19 Question 139: Facial Palsy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.20 Question 140: NIHSS in Acute Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.21 Question 141: Score Change Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.22 Question 142: Certification Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.23 Question 143: Patient 1 Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.24 Question 144: Patient 2 Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.25 Question 145: Patient 3 Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.26 Question 146: Patient 4 Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.27 Question 147: Patient 5 Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.28 Question 148: Patient 6 Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.29 Question 149: NIHSS Training Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.30 Question 150: Score Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

5 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21




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