Echelon Stroke post-test with Questions and Answers

Echelon Stroke post-test with Questions and Answers Which of the following statements is not true in regards to epidural hematoma? ANSWER It is very rarely life-threatening Which of the following is NOT a type of intracranial hematoma ANSWER Thrombotic Which of the following medications should NOT be used when treating a patient with an intracerebral hemorrhage ANSWER Anticoagulant s The narrowing of the lumen of the cerebral vessels in which blood vessels spasm, leading to vasoconstriction is called ANSWER Vasospasm Which type of hemorrhage/stroke is most likely to result in death or major disability ANSWER Inteacerebral hemorrage ??The type of stroke that occurs when a weakened blood vessel ruptured and bleeds, irritating brain tissue and disrupting delicate chemical balance is called ANSWER Hemorrhagic stroke An abnormal collection of blood vessels resulting from faulty embryonic vascular formation is called ANSWER AV malformation 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 ANSWER Mannitol decreasing the intracranial pressure Bleeding into the brain itself is called ANSWER Intracerebral hematoma