SCRN PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, A person with a stroke who seems unaware of their disability: - ANSWER anosognosia
Pt presents complaining of double vision, lacks horizontal eye movements while
tracking is preserved.
What area of the brain can cause internuclear opthalmoplegia? - ANSWER Brainstem
Watershed stroke is described as: - ANSWER Stroke between two adjacent cerebral
arteries
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced at a rate of... - ANSWER 0.3-0.4ml/min
A patient with locked-in syndrome most likely had an infarct in the... - ANSWER pons
(pontine)
A lacunar infarct is indicative of an event... - ANSWER 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 setting of a stroke? -
ANSWER Activate EMS
What is a risk factor for a spontaneous carotid dissection? - ANSWER Connective
tissue disease
What is the MOST significant risk factor for stroke? - ANSWER Hypertension
One fourth of all strokes occur in patients under the age of... - ANSWER 75
Atrial fibrillation is associated with.. - ANSWER An increased risk of stroke and mortality
What is an example of exclusion criteria for tPA administration? - ANSWER Bleeding
diathesis (unusual susceptibility to bleeding, usually due to hypocoagubility)
Findings consistent with alterations in posterior cerebral circulation: - ANSWER Ataxia
and visual deficits
Predictor of a two-day risk for stroke following a TIA: - ANSWER ABCD2
A neurologist has ordered a TTE. This test is best at identifying... - ANSWER ventricular
thrombus
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, A person with a stroke who seems unaware of their disability: - ANSWER anosognosia
Pt presents complaining of double vision, lacks horizontal eye movements while
tracking is preserved.
What area of the brain can cause internuclear opthalmoplegia? - ANSWER Brainstem
Watershed stroke is described as: - ANSWER Stroke between two adjacent cerebral
arteries
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced at a rate of... - ANSWER 0.3-0.4ml/min
A patient with locked-in syndrome most likely had an infarct in the... - ANSWER pons
(pontine)
A lacunar infarct is indicative of an event... - ANSWER 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 setting of a stroke? -
ANSWER Activate EMS
What is a risk factor for a spontaneous carotid dissection? - ANSWER Connective
tissue disease
What is the MOST significant risk factor for stroke? - ANSWER Hypertension
One fourth of all strokes occur in patients under the age of... - ANSWER 75
Atrial fibrillation is associated with.. - ANSWER An increased risk of stroke and mortality
What is an example of exclusion criteria for tPA administration? - ANSWER Bleeding
diathesis (unusual susceptibility to bleeding, usually due to hypocoagubility)
Findings consistent with alterations in posterior cerebral circulation: - ANSWER Ataxia
and visual deficits
Predictor of a two-day risk for stroke following a TIA: - ANSWER ABCD2
A neurologist has ordered a TTE. This test is best at identifying... - ANSWER ventricular
thrombus
