Stroke

Question 1

“BE FAST” stands for…

Answer 1

balance, eyes, face, arm, speech, time

Question 2

Impaired awareness of stimuli on one side of the body or environment is the definition of…

A. asomatoagnosia
B. anosognosia
C. apraxia
D. neglect

Answer 2

D. neglect

Question 3

T/F: deficits of neglect are typically seen on the L side of the body

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following is an intervention for an individual with neglect?

A. VR
B. visual scanning techniques
C. cueing
D. phasic alerting
E. all of the above

Answer 4

E. all of the above

Question 5

Being unaware of limbs/parts of the body is…

A. asomatoagnosia
B. anosognosia
C. apraxia

Answer 5

A. asomatoagnosia

Question 6

An individual with decreased awareness of their deficits has…

A. asomatoagnosia
B. anosognosia
C. apraxia

Answer 6

B. anosognosia

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a modifiable risk factor of stroke (CVA)

A. high blood pressure
B. smoking
C. poor diet
D. prior stroke

Answer 7

D. prior stroke

Question 8

Which of the the following is NOT a non-modifiable risk factor of stroke (CVA)?

A. age
B. physical inactivity
C. gender
D. race

Answer 8

B. physical inactivity

Question 9

Which treatment for CVA is referred to as the “mega clot buster” and the “gold standard treatment” for an ischemic stroke

A. carotid endarterectomy
B. mechanical thrombectomy
C. tissue plasminogen activator (TPA)

Answer 9

C. tissue plasminogen activator (TPA)

Question 10

T/F: tissue plasminogen activator (aka “mega clot buster”) must be administered in the first 10 hours after symptom onset

Answer 10

False, it must be administered in the first 3 hours

Question 11

What treatment for CVA involves a catheter being inserted directly to remove a clot from a blocked vessel?

A. mechanical thrombectomy
B. carotid endarterectomy
C. tissue plasminogen activator

Answer 11

A. mechanical thrombectomy

Question 12

T/F: a mechanical thrombectomy is performed in combo with TPA (aka mega clot buster) and is recommended within 16 hours

Answer 12

True

Question 13

The NIH stroke scale…

A. provides a quantitative measure of stroke related neurologic deficits
B. provides a common language among healthcare professionals
C. evaluates patient’s acuity, determines treatment, an predicts outcome
D. all of the above

Answer 13

D. all of the above

Question 14

Which of the following does the NIH stroke scale NOT assess?

A. levels of consciousness
B. type of stroke
C. visual field loos
D. motor strength

Answer 14

B. type of stroke

Question 15

State of wakefullness, awareness, and alertness is assessment of…

A. neglect
B. extra-occular movement
C. motor strength
D. levels of consciousness

Answer 15

D. levels of consciousness

Question 16

Broca’s aphasia is…

A. difficulty understanding speech
B. difficulty forming words, nonsensical speech

Answer 16

B. difficulty forming words, nonsensical speech

Question 17

Gaze palsy is

A. loss of vision in half of the visual field in both eyes
B. inability to move eyes horizontally or vertically
C. blindness

Answer 17

B. inability to move eyes horizontally or vertically

Question 18

Hemianopsia is…

A. loss of vision in half of the visual field in both eyes
B. inability to move eyes horizontally or vertically
C. blindness

Answer 18

A. loss of vision in half of the visual field in both eyes

Question 19

In the NIH stroke scale, lack of muscle control or coordination and impairments in finger-nose-finger tests is characteristics of

A. ataxia
B. dysarthia
C. sensory loss
D. visual field loss

Answer 19

A. ataxia

Question 20

T/F: the majority of strokes (87%) are hemmorrhagic

Answer 20

False, the majority are ischemic

Question 21

Difficulty or unclear articulation of speech caused by muscle weakness is which category of the NIH stroke scale?

A. ataxia
B. dysarthia
C. language
D. levels of consciousness

Answer 21

B. dysarthia