stroke

Question 1

what is the tool use to screen people with sudden onset of neurological symptoms for a diagnosis of stroke or transient ischaemic attack

Answer 1

FAST (face, arm, speech, test)

Question 2

what do you rule out when diagnosing stroke

Answer 2

hypoglycaemia <3.3mmols

Question 3

what else do you rule out with electrocardiogram before diagnosing stroke

Answer 3

arrhythmias.

Question 4

what is JACCOL

Answer 4

Jaundice, Anemia, Clubbing, Cyanosis, Oedema and Lymphadenopathy (medical examinations)

Question 5

JAMTHREADS

Answer 5

• J - jaundice, A - anaemia & other haematological conditions, M - myocardial infarction, T - tuberculosis, H - hypertension & heart disease, R - rheumatic fever, E - epilepsy A - asthma & COPD, D - diabetes, S - stroke

Question 6

what is the cranial nerve for smell

Answer 6

Smell (CN 1)

Question 7

what is the cranial nerve for taste

Answer 7

taste(CN 7&9)

Question 8

what is the cranial nerve for facial assessment

Answer 8

facial CN7

Question 9

what is the cranial nerve for eye/vision

Answer 9

CN 2-6

Question 10

What is CN 11

Answer 10

SNELLEN AND FIELD TEST

Question 11

WHAT IS CN111

Answer 11

PERRL(direct & consensual)A.
(PUPILS, EQUAL,ROUND, REACTIVE TO, LIGHT AND ACCOMODATION)

Question 12

CN 4 AND 6

Answer 12

Cardinal sign & convergence

Question 13

CN 5

Answer 13

Corneal reflex

Question 14

WHAT IS THE HEARING TEST

Answer 14

WEBER AND RINNE TEST

Question 15

RINNE TEST

Answer 15

WHEN AC > BC = NORMAL
WHEN BC > AC = CONDUCTIVE LOSS