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Stroke
Comprehensive Acute Stroke Care

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NoteThis course was revised and updated on December 18, 2023. If you printed test questions from the previous version of this course, you will find that some questions in your printed version differ from the test below.

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1. Which statement is correct about the incidence and prevalence of stroke in the United States?

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2. Which condition is the leading cause and most important controllable risk factor for stroke?

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3. Which part of the brain typically causes speech and language problems in a stroke?

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4. Which artery would cause locked-in syndrome or sudden death if occluded?

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5. Which term refers to a hemorrhagic stroke that results in bleeding into the space surrounding the brain?

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6. Which action is the most important for a family member or bystander to take when someone appears to be experiencing a stroke?

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7. What information is critically important for determining treatment decisions for stroke?

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8. Which amount of time is the target from door to treatment in the management of acute stroke?

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9. Which diagnostic test is the main imaging recommendation for stroke diagnosis?

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10. Which condition excludes a patient from receiving recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA)?

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11. Which statement describes an advantage of intra-arterial rtPA over intravenous rtPA administration?

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12. Which condition is a major complication and source of morbidity following subarachnoid hemorrhage?

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13. Which intervention is the best to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients with restricted activity after an acute intracranial hemorrhage?

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14. Which goal would be part of a nursing care plan for a patient during the postacute phase of recovering from a stroke?

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15. Which characteristic is used as the basis for the rehabilitation of a patient after a stroke?

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16. Which action is considered the best way to prevent a secondary stroke?


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