Echelon Stroke post test

Brain tissue ceases to function id deprived of oxygen. For more than

60-90 seconds

An abnormal collection of blood vessels resulting from faulty embryonic vascular formation is called

AV malformation

Which of the following medications should NOT be used when treating a patient with an intracerebral hemorrhage

Anticoagulant s

A subarachnoid hemorrhage is bleeding into the _____ of the ________

Cerebrospinal fluid,subarachnoid

The type of stroke that occurs when a particle or debris travels from other parts of the body to the neck or brain and blocks a blood vessel

Embolus stroke

A trauma related incident causing the accumulation of blood between the inner table fo the skull and the dural membrane is called

Epidural hematoma

??The type of stroke that occurs when a weakened blood vessel ruptured and bleeds, irritating brain tissue and disrupting delicate chemical balance is called

Hemorrhagic stroke

Which type of hemorrhage/stroke is most likely to result in death or major disability

Inteacerebral hemorrage

Bleeding into the brain itself is called

Intracerebral hematoma

The stroke that occurs as a result of blockage to the arteries that supply the brain is called

Ischemic stroke

Which of the following statement are true in regards to an malformations

It is presumed congenital

Which of the following statements is not true in regards to epidural hematoma?

It is very rarely life-threatening

The nurse is educating the family of a patient who experienced a stroke on the medications they are receiving. Which of the following is a correct statement

Mannitol decreasing the intracranial pressure

Which of the following is NOT a type of intracranial hematoma

Thrombotic

Research has shown that 30% of those who have TIA's will have a stroke within 5 years if not treated

True

Transient ischemic attack is one of the most important t warning signs of an impending stroke

True

With ischemic stroke treatment timing is critical. Which time frame is the typical accepted window to initialize tpa

Under 3 hours

The narrowing of the lumen of the cerebral vessels in which blood vessels spasm, leading to vasoconstriction is called

Vasospasm

The type of treatment frequently utilized in the treatment of an intraventricular bleed is called

Venteiculostomy drai n

Which of the following symptoms often occur when the arteries that branch from the internal carotid artery are deprived of blood and oxygen

Weakness/numbness in one side of the face or body