Stroke- exam 2 (fall 2025) questions
with correct answers
An acute onset of neurological dysfunction due to abnormality in cerebral circulation with
resultant signs and symptoms that correspond to involvement of focal areas of the brain -
correct answer ✔✔ Stroke
Stroke is also known as - correct answer ✔✔ Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) and brain attack
1 in 6 deaths from cardiovascular disease was due to a - correct answer ✔✔ Stroke
This is the fifth leading cause of death in the US - correct answer ✔✔ Stroke
How often does a perosn in the us have a stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Every 40 secs
How often does a person die from a stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Every 3 minutes and 11
seconds
How many people have a stroke per year in the US - correct answer ✔✔ 795,000
If a person has had a stroke before what happens - correct answer ✔✔ They are at greater risk
for having another stroke
How much does stroke related costs in the US come to - correct answer ✔✔ 56.2 billion
between 2019 -2020
,This sis the leading cause of serious longterm disability - correct answer ✔✔ Stroke
Stroke reduces mobility in who - correct answer ✔✔ More than half of stroke survivors age 65
and older
What is one of the greatest risk factors for stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Age
2/3 of stroke occur in people older than 65 years, stroke risk increases wiht age
For each decade after age 55, the risk of stroke ________ - correct answer ✔✔ Doubles
The prevalence of stroke is overall higher in _____ but this varies by age - correct answer ✔✔
Men
Who has a higher risk of dying from stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Women
What groups of people have a higher risk for stroke and death from stroke - correct answer ✔✔
All minority groups compared to caucasians
This group of people have the lowest risk for stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Asians
Those 65 and older have a greater chance of what - correct answer ✔✔ Dying within 5 years
after their first stroke
What are the different types of ischemic stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Cerebral thrombosis (60%)
and cerebral embolus (23%)
What are the types of hemorrhagic stroke - correct answer ✔✔ intracerebral (10%) and
subarachnoid (7%)
, What makes up a larger proportion of the etiology of stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Ischemic 83%
and hemorrhagic is 17%
Why are different groups at higher risk for stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Socioeconomic status
Access to healthcare
Different treatment when they are in hospital
What % of ischemic stroke result in death within 30 days - correct answer ✔✔ 8-12%
How many hemorrhagic strokes result in death within 30 days - correct answer ✔✔ 37.5%
Among the ischemic stroke categories, these strokes pose a greater risk for death - correct
answer ✔✔ Embolic pose a greater risk of death than thrombotic
Although people with hemorrhagic stroke have worse chance of survival studies suggest
suvivors of hemorrhagic stroke have what - correct answer ✔✔ Greater chance for recovering
function than those who suffer ischemic stroke
Why do people who have a stroke have a greater chance of dying within 5 yeras - correct
answer ✔✔ They are at an increased risk for another stroke and have comorbidities that
contribute (smoking, diabetes, hypertension)
Waht scores are looked at for stroke prognosis - correct answer ✔✔ NIHSS score and ASTRAL
score
Most people who survive a stroke have some type of disability but many make improvemens
through - correct answer ✔✔ Rehabilitation
with correct answers
An acute onset of neurological dysfunction due to abnormality in cerebral circulation with
resultant signs and symptoms that correspond to involvement of focal areas of the brain -
correct answer ✔✔ Stroke
Stroke is also known as - correct answer ✔✔ Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) and brain attack
1 in 6 deaths from cardiovascular disease was due to a - correct answer ✔✔ Stroke
This is the fifth leading cause of death in the US - correct answer ✔✔ Stroke
How often does a perosn in the us have a stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Every 40 secs
How often does a person die from a stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Every 3 minutes and 11
seconds
How many people have a stroke per year in the US - correct answer ✔✔ 795,000
If a person has had a stroke before what happens - correct answer ✔✔ They are at greater risk
for having another stroke
How much does stroke related costs in the US come to - correct answer ✔✔ 56.2 billion
between 2019 -2020
,This sis the leading cause of serious longterm disability - correct answer ✔✔ Stroke
Stroke reduces mobility in who - correct answer ✔✔ More than half of stroke survivors age 65
and older
What is one of the greatest risk factors for stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Age
2/3 of stroke occur in people older than 65 years, stroke risk increases wiht age
For each decade after age 55, the risk of stroke ________ - correct answer ✔✔ Doubles
The prevalence of stroke is overall higher in _____ but this varies by age - correct answer ✔✔
Men
Who has a higher risk of dying from stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Women
What groups of people have a higher risk for stroke and death from stroke - correct answer ✔✔
All minority groups compared to caucasians
This group of people have the lowest risk for stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Asians
Those 65 and older have a greater chance of what - correct answer ✔✔ Dying within 5 years
after their first stroke
What are the different types of ischemic stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Cerebral thrombosis (60%)
and cerebral embolus (23%)
What are the types of hemorrhagic stroke - correct answer ✔✔ intracerebral (10%) and
subarachnoid (7%)
, What makes up a larger proportion of the etiology of stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Ischemic 83%
and hemorrhagic is 17%
Why are different groups at higher risk for stroke - correct answer ✔✔ Socioeconomic status
Access to healthcare
Different treatment when they are in hospital
What % of ischemic stroke result in death within 30 days - correct answer ✔✔ 8-12%
How many hemorrhagic strokes result in death within 30 days - correct answer ✔✔ 37.5%
Among the ischemic stroke categories, these strokes pose a greater risk for death - correct
answer ✔✔ Embolic pose a greater risk of death than thrombotic
Although people with hemorrhagic stroke have worse chance of survival studies suggest
suvivors of hemorrhagic stroke have what - correct answer ✔✔ Greater chance for recovering
function than those who suffer ischemic stroke
Why do people who have a stroke have a greater chance of dying within 5 yeras - correct
answer ✔✔ They are at an increased risk for another stroke and have comorbidities that
contribute (smoking, diabetes, hypertension)
Waht scores are looked at for stroke prognosis - correct answer ✔✔ NIHSS score and ASTRAL
score
Most people who survive a stroke have some type of disability but many make improvemens
through - correct answer ✔✔ Rehabilitation
