ALTERED MENTAL STATUS EMS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS 2025/2026

ALTERED MENTAL STATUS EMS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS
2025/2026

Stroke facts -ANSWER->-3rd leading cause of death in US
-Leading cause of brain injury in adults

Timeline for medicine admin for stroke -ANSWER->Less than 3 hours of
ONSET OF SYMPTOMS

What type of disease is stroke a part of? ANSWER>Arteriosclerotic

Types of stroke -ANSWER->Ischemic - thrombotic/emoblic

Hemorrhagic - intracerebral/subarachnoid space




Ischemic stroke -ANSWER->-75% of all strokes

, -Thrombotic: caused by blood clots within brain artery Embolic: caused
by a clot arising elsewhere in the body and migrating to an artery in the
brain & lodging there Treatment: clot busting thrombolytic medicine
(TPA) may be useful

Thrombolytic medication -ANSWER->ONLY for ischemic strokes - do not give
to hemorrhagic patient; get a head
CT first (worsens intracerebral bleeding)

Hemorrhagic stroke -ANSWER->-Caused by subarachnoid or
intracerebral hemorrhage
-Can be fatal at onset
-Brain injury progresses very quickly, can lead to permanent disability -
TPA worsens bleeding Transient ischemic attack -ANSWER-
>*Reversible* episode of focal neurologic dysfunction

Lasts few min - few hours
Symptoms may be the same as stroke
History of TIAs = indicator of stroke risk