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2024 EMT NEUROLOGIC EMERGENCIES JB LEARNING REVIEW EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 EMT NEUROLOGICEMERGENCIES JB LEARNING
REVIEW EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
A 41-year-old man presents with slow, irregular breathing; hypotension; and
dilated pupils. These signs MOST likely indicate dysfunction of the:
A. brainstem.
B. hypothalamus.
C. cerebrum.
D. cerebellum. - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. Brainstem
An acute ischemic stroke is caused by:
A. a ruptured cerebral artery.
B. increased intracranial pressure.
C. an acute rise in a person's blood pressure.
D. a blocked cerebral artery. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. a blocked cerebral
artery.
A patient with a suspected stroke presents with slurred speech that is
difficult for you to understand. This is referred to as:
A. aphasia.
B. dysphasia.
C. dysphagia.
D. dysarthria. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. dysarthria.
.A type of seizure that is characterized by severe twitching of all the body's
muscles and lasts for several minutes or longer is called a(n):
A. partial seizure.
B. absence seizure.
C. tonic-clonic seizure.
D. generalized seizure. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. generalized seizure.
The MOST important reason for promptly transporting a stroke patient to the
hospital is:
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