Stroke Education questions with
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Ms smith has slurred speech, one sided facial dropping and difficulty holding his left arm up for
a few seconds, bp is 189/112, 112 23 96% room air. As the nurse I suspect a - correct answer
✔✔ stroke
for stroke patients who meet certain criteria________ is the primary treatment option - correct
answer ✔✔ Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)
Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) - correct answer ✔✔ protein that catalyzes (uses) the
conversion of plasminogen in plasmin, the major enzyme to breaks down clots
Stroke occurs in two main types: - correct answer ✔✔ ischemic( caused by clot) and
hemorrhagic (caused by bleeding in the brain)
stokes lead to - correct answer ✔✔ cell death and permanent brain injury
FUN fact: about 87% of strokes are ischemic and 13% are - correct answer ✔✔ hemorrhagic
stroke
A thrombotic stroke occurs - correct answer ✔✔ when a thrombus forms in a cerebral artery
an embolic stroke occurs - correct answer ✔✔ when a thrombus migrates to the brain from
elsewhere in the body typically the heart or a carotid artery
one american dies from stroke every - correct answer ✔✔ 4 minutes
, headache, nausea, vomiting, confusion, altered level of consciousness, and in some cases,
seizure, neck stiffness and a thunderclap headache are hallmarks of a - correct answer ✔✔
subarachnoid stroke
nursing care for patient with hemorrhagic stroke focuses on - correct answer ✔✔ reducing the
risk of additional bleeding including careful blood pressure management
transient ischemic attack - correct answer ✔✔ short episode usually less than 5 minutes of
neurological dysfunction associated with stroke symptoms
TIA (transient ischemic attack) stems from - correct answer ✔✔ an embolus the blocks blood
flow to the brain
Risk factors of a stroke include - correct answer ✔✔ high BP, high cholesterol, smoking, physical
inactivity, obesity, and diabetes type 2
stroke is strongly lined to atrial fibrillation, an - correct answer ✔✔ arrhythmia in which look
may pool in the heart and form a clot that travels to the brain to cause a stroke
props AF management with____can help prevent a stroke - correct answer ✔✔ anticouagulants
non modifiable risk factors for a stroke include - correct answer ✔✔ above age 55, personal hx
of stroke,tia, or mi, first degree relative who has had a stroke, african american, women
major signs of a stroke - correct answer ✔✔ sudden numbness or weakness of the
face,arms,legs
sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding others
sudden trouble seeing in one of both eyes
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Ms smith has slurred speech, one sided facial dropping and difficulty holding his left arm up for
a few seconds, bp is 189/112, 112 23 96% room air. As the nurse I suspect a - correct answer
✔✔ stroke
for stroke patients who meet certain criteria________ is the primary treatment option - correct
answer ✔✔ Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)
Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) - correct answer ✔✔ protein that catalyzes (uses) the
conversion of plasminogen in plasmin, the major enzyme to breaks down clots
Stroke occurs in two main types: - correct answer ✔✔ ischemic( caused by clot) and
hemorrhagic (caused by bleeding in the brain)
stokes lead to - correct answer ✔✔ cell death and permanent brain injury
FUN fact: about 87% of strokes are ischemic and 13% are - correct answer ✔✔ hemorrhagic
stroke
A thrombotic stroke occurs - correct answer ✔✔ when a thrombus forms in a cerebral artery
an embolic stroke occurs - correct answer ✔✔ when a thrombus migrates to the brain from
elsewhere in the body typically the heart or a carotid artery
one american dies from stroke every - correct answer ✔✔ 4 minutes
, headache, nausea, vomiting, confusion, altered level of consciousness, and in some cases,
seizure, neck stiffness and a thunderclap headache are hallmarks of a - correct answer ✔✔
subarachnoid stroke
nursing care for patient with hemorrhagic stroke focuses on - correct answer ✔✔ reducing the
risk of additional bleeding including careful blood pressure management
transient ischemic attack - correct answer ✔✔ short episode usually less than 5 minutes of
neurological dysfunction associated with stroke symptoms
TIA (transient ischemic attack) stems from - correct answer ✔✔ an embolus the blocks blood
flow to the brain
Risk factors of a stroke include - correct answer ✔✔ high BP, high cholesterol, smoking, physical
inactivity, obesity, and diabetes type 2
stroke is strongly lined to atrial fibrillation, an - correct answer ✔✔ arrhythmia in which look
may pool in the heart and form a clot that travels to the brain to cause a stroke
props AF management with____can help prevent a stroke - correct answer ✔✔ anticouagulants
non modifiable risk factors for a stroke include - correct answer ✔✔ above age 55, personal hx
of stroke,tia, or mi, first degree relative who has had a stroke, african american, women
major signs of a stroke - correct answer ✔✔ sudden numbness or weakness of the
face,arms,legs
sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding others
sudden trouble seeing in one of both eyes
