Assessment tools used in stroke Flashcards
What does ROSIER stand for?
Recognition of Stroke in the Emergency Room (ROSIER)
What can the ROSIER tool be used for?
Initial differentiation of acute stroke from stroke mimics.
What is the funtion of the ABCD2 score?
It is used for predicting the occurrence of a stroke in the short term period following a transient ischaemic attack.
What does NIHSS stand for?
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
What is the function of the NIHSS tool?
It is used to used to objectively measure the impairment caused by a stroke.
What is the function of the CHA2DS2-VASc score?
To predict the likelihood of stroke occurring secondary to atrial fibrillation.
What is the function of the Barthel index scale?
It is a scale that measures disability or dependence in activities of daily living in stroke patients
What does FAST stand for?
Facial drooping
Arm weakness
Speech difficulties
time to call the emergency services’.