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aura - CORRECT>> warning sign for a seizure Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) - CORRECT>> stroke Coma - CORRECT>> unconsciousness that can't be broken Dysarthria - CORRECT>> slurred speech embolus - CORRECT>> a clot that travels to the clot sight Febrile Se...

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West Coast EMT Block 3 Exam 80 Questions & Verified

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Stroke is theleading cause of death in the US. - CORRECT>>
third
aneurysm - CORRECT>> swelling of a blood vessel that weakens the

vessel wall

aphasia - CORRECT>> inability to produce speech

aura - CORRECT>> warning sign for a seizure

Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) - CORRECT>> stroke

Coma - CORRECT>> unconsciousness that can't be broken

Dysarthria - CORRECT>> slurred speech

embolus - CORRECT>> a clot that travels to the clot sight

Febrile Seizures - CORRECT>> in children; from high fevers

Generalized Seizure - CORRECT>> grand mal; twitching

Hemiparesis - CORRECT>> weakness to one side of the body

Hemorrhagic Stroke - CORRECT>> bleeding in the brain

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, Hypoglycemia - CORRECT>> low glucose level

Incontinence - CORRECT>> loss of bowel or bladder control

Ischemia - CORRECT>> lack of oxygen to the cells

ischemic Stroke - CORRECT>> clot inside of a vessel

Partial Seizure - CORRECT>> only affects part of the brain

Postictal State - CORRECT>> labored respirations and altered mental

status that occurs between 5-30 minutes after a seizure

Seizure - CORRECT>> convulsion that results in a loss of consciousness

Status Epilepticus - CORRECT>> continuous that can last up to 30

minutes

Stroke - CORRECT>> interruption of blood flow to the brain that

prohibits function

Thrombosis - CORRECT>> clotting of the cerebral arteries that can
cause

a stroke

Tonic-Clonic Seizures - CORRECT>> back and forth motion and body

stiffness



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