SCRN Practice Exam Questions and Answer
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A person with a stroke who seems unaware of their disability:
anosognosia
Pt presents complaining of double vision, lacks horizontal eye movements while tracking is
preserved.
What area of the brain can cause internuclear opthalmoplegia?
Brainstem
Watershed stroke is described as:
Stroke between two adjacent cerebral arteries
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced at a rate of...
0.3-0.4ml/min
A patient with locked-in syndrome most likely had an infarct in the...
pons (pontine)
A lacunar infarct is indicative of an event...
in a small artery
The MOST important point to emphasize in a community education program on strokes that will
directly improve patient outcome and disability in setting of a stroke?
Activate EMS
What is a risk factor for a spontaneous carotid dissection?
Connective tissue disease
What is the MOST significant risk factor for stroke?
Hypertension
, One fourth of all strokes occur in patients under the age of...
75
Atrial fibrillation is associated with..
An increased risk of stroke and mortality
What is an example of exclusion criteria for tPA administration?
Bleeding diathesis (unusual susceptibility to bleeding, usually due to hypocoagubility)
Findings consistent with alterations in posterior cerebral circulation:
Ataxia and visual deficits
Predictor of a two-day risk for stroke following a TIA:
ABCD2
What sign elicited during a physical examination would be indicative of meningeal irritation?
Kernig's Sign
The most sensitive and specific imaging technique for demonstrating acute infarction is...
MR diffusion-weighted imaging
A patient with SAH is ordered a cerebral angiogram. This test should...
identify the etiology of the bleed
What diagnosis in a patient is a contraindication in performing a lumbar puncture?
SAH
A neurologist has ordered a TTE. This test is best at identifying...
ventricular thrombus
A woman with sickle cell disease is being seen for preventative stroke diagnostic testing. What
procedure would you expect to be performed?
Transcranial doppler
(100% Correct Elaboerations)
A person with a stroke who seems unaware of their disability:
anosognosia
Pt presents complaining of double vision, lacks horizontal eye movements while tracking is
preserved.
What area of the brain can cause internuclear opthalmoplegia?
Brainstem
Watershed stroke is described as:
Stroke between two adjacent cerebral arteries
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced at a rate of...
0.3-0.4ml/min
A patient with locked-in syndrome most likely had an infarct in the...
pons (pontine)
A lacunar infarct is indicative of an event...
in a small artery
The MOST important point to emphasize in a community education program on strokes that will
directly improve patient outcome and disability in setting of a stroke?
Activate EMS
What is a risk factor for a spontaneous carotid dissection?
Connective tissue disease
What is the MOST significant risk factor for stroke?
Hypertension
, One fourth of all strokes occur in patients under the age of...
75
Atrial fibrillation is associated with..
An increased risk of stroke and mortality
What is an example of exclusion criteria for tPA administration?
Bleeding diathesis (unusual susceptibility to bleeding, usually due to hypocoagubility)
Findings consistent with alterations in posterior cerebral circulation:
Ataxia and visual deficits
Predictor of a two-day risk for stroke following a TIA:
ABCD2
What sign elicited during a physical examination would be indicative of meningeal irritation?
Kernig's Sign
The most sensitive and specific imaging technique for demonstrating acute infarction is...
MR diffusion-weighted imaging
A patient with SAH is ordered a cerebral angiogram. This test should...
identify the etiology of the bleed
What diagnosis in a patient is a contraindication in performing a lumbar puncture?
SAH
A neurologist has ordered a TTE. This test is best at identifying...
ventricular thrombus
A woman with sickle cell disease is being seen for preventative stroke diagnostic testing. What
procedure would you expect to be performed?
Transcranial doppler
