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Which of the following is one of the listed considerations on the Los Angeles Pre-hospital Stroke Screen?
- ANSWERSCriteria is age greater than 45; no history of seizures or epilepsy should be present; patient
should not be bedridden or wheelchair bound.
Neurologic disorders which display symptoms of unilateral hemispheric involvement are generally the
result of which of the following mechanisms? - ANSWERSstructural legions
Education of young and middle-aged populations in maintaining healthy body weight and cholesterol
levels could have a significant impact on which of the following neurological emergencies? -
ANSWERSStroke
Which of the following is not a typical cause of altered mental status?
A.toxins
B. tumor
C. tinnitus
D. trauma - ANSWERSTinnitus is ringing in the ears
If there is no indication of injury, how should you position your patient after the tonic-clonic phase of a
seizure? - ANSWERSon their left side
Your patient is a 22 year-old male that had his dosage of his antipsychotic medication changed and
within the last hour, took his first new dose. He presents with his head turned toward his right shoulder
and he says "it's stuck" dash- he can't move it. What would be an appropriate intervention? -
ANSWERS100 mg of Benadryl IV or IM
You are dispatched to the local mall for a 25-year-old female who is seizing. When you arrive you note
that she is having a tonic-clonic seizure. A bystander, trained in first aid, tells you that this is the third
time she has seized and that she hasn't regained consciousness between events. After controlling her
movements, you assist her ventilations, administer oxygen, check her vital signs, which are within
Which of the following is one of the listed considerations on the Los Angeles Pre-hospital Stroke Screen?
- ANSWERSCriteria is age greater than 45; no history of seizures or epilepsy should be present; patient
should not be bedridden or wheelchair bound.
Neurologic disorders which display symptoms of unilateral hemispheric involvement are generally the
result of which of the following mechanisms? - ANSWERSstructural legions
Education of young and middle-aged populations in maintaining healthy body weight and cholesterol
levels could have a significant impact on which of the following neurological emergencies? -
ANSWERSStroke
Which of the following is not a typical cause of altered mental status?
A.toxins
B. tumor
C. tinnitus
D. trauma - ANSWERSTinnitus is ringing in the ears
If there is no indication of injury, how should you position your patient after the tonic-clonic phase of a
seizure? - ANSWERSon their left side
Your patient is a 22 year-old male that had his dosage of his antipsychotic medication changed and
within the last hour, took his first new dose. He presents with his head turned toward his right shoulder
and he says "it's stuck" dash- he can't move it. What would be an appropriate intervention? -
ANSWERS100 mg of Benadryl IV or IM
You are dispatched to the local mall for a 25-year-old female who is seizing. When you arrive you note
that she is having a tonic-clonic seizure. A bystander, trained in first aid, tells you that this is the third
time she has seized and that she hasn't regained consciousness between events. After controlling her
movements, you assist her ventilations, administer oxygen, check her vital signs, which are within
