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What is high blood pressure
What is the leading cause of stroke
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What is dilated, non reactive pupils
A late sign of elevated intracranial pressure is?
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What is Ativan
Patient is having seizure for five minutes and was transferred to NSD. What is the first medication you give?
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What is cerebellar stroke
A patient presents to ED with diplopia, dysphagia, dysarthria, disequilibrium, and dizziness. Name that stroke location
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What is hugging artery
The posterior cerebral artery is also called the
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What is Mediterranean diet
What is the recommended diet to prevent strokes
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What is falls
Leading cause of traumatic brain injury?
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What is 30 minutes
This is the goal door to t-PA time
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What is Frontal lobe
A patient presents to ED with inappropriate behavior and personality changes with left side weakness. Name the lobe that could be damaged.
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What is 70%
Middle Cerebral artery is responsible for what percentage of blood supply to the brain?
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What is Cryptogenic
What do you call a stroke to which there is not identified etiology identified after stroke work up?
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What is epidural
This type of hematoma requires immediate surgical intervention because the bleeding is usually arterial
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What is Labetalol
Name a quick acting vasoactive agent you would expect to be ordered for a patient with high blood pressure
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What is pontine stroke
A patient woke up and could not move his extremities. He can only move his eyes. Name that stroke
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What is internal carotid arteries
Which artery is meets up at the MCAs?
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What is a statin
LDL of 70 or higher require what medication
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What is bradycardia
The triad of progressive hypertension, diminished respiratory effort, and BLANK is known as Cushing's Triad.
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What is Hunt and Hess scale
This is the scale used to assess the severity of a subarachnoid hemorrhage
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What is Thalamus
A patient presents to the ED with sensory deficits to the face and feels clumsy when picking up a cup. Name that stroke location
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What is Basilar artery
What is the main artery responsible for posterior circulation?
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What is atrial fibrillation
This risk factor increases stroke risk by five times if left untreated
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What is decreases
As intracranial pressure rises, cerebral perfusion pressure does what, leading to cerebral ischemia and potential for hypoxia and lethal secondary insult.
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What is elevate the head of the bed
Head CT shows hemorrhage. this is one simple intervention to help decrease ICP.
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What is left MCA territory
A patient presents to the ED with right facial droop and right side weakness. Name that stroke territory
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What is right leg weakness
A patient with Left anterior cerebral artery occlusion will present with what symptom
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