SCRN STUDY QUESTIONS {STROKE NURSING 2ND ED} WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
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A 67yo man with a hx of HTN, DM, HLD, and smoking presents to the ED. CC of persistent dizziness q1week that has become so severe he now has double vision, N/V. His wife tells you she noticed a L facial droop and slurring. Pt reports weakness in L arm and leg. He denies HA or SZ. Head CT was negati...
SCRN STUDY QUESTIONS {STROKE
NURSING 2ND ED}
SCRN STUDY QUESTIONS {STROKE NURSING 2ND ED} WITH GUARANTEED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A 67yo man with a hx of HTN, DM, HLD, and smoking presents to the
ED. CC of persistent dizziness q1week that has become so severe he
now has double vision, N/V. His wife tells you she noticed a L facial
droop and slurring. Pt reports weakness in L arm and leg. He denies HA
or SZ. Head CT was negative for acute bleed. Upon returning to the
room he has become increasingly obtunded and difficult to arouse. You
notice he now has a nystagmus and slightly dysconjugate gaze. His
exam appears to be worsening now with R/L extremity weakness in
addition to his L hemiparesis. What type of stroke syndrome are you
concerned he may be having?
a. Wallenberg's stroke
b. Dissection of the R internal carotid artery
,c. acute basilar artery occlusion
d. Superior cerebellar artery stroke - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ c
You are assessing a 35yo M who has been in a motor vehicle crash, and
during the exam you notice he has some abnormal eye exam findings
and weakness in the R arm and leg (arm more than leg). He has
droopiness of the L eyelid and his pupils are unequal. The L pupil is
3mm in diameter and the right is 5MM. Both pupils are round and
reactive to light. Although it is a hot, humid day, he is not sweating from
the heat. What stroke syndrome do you suspect your patient is
experiencing?
a. Weber's syndrome
b. Amaurosis fugax
c. Locked-in syndrome
d. Horner's syndrome - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ d
What is a possible cause of Horner's syndrome?
a. Occlusion of the MCA
b. Dissection of the L ICA
c. Dissection of the R ICA
d. ACA stroke - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ b
, a patient presents with central retinal artery occlusion. As you evaluate
the neuroimaging, you recognize that the most likely etiology is artery-
to-thrombosis from which artery?
a. Basilar artery
b. Middle cerebral artery
c. Posterior inferior cerebellar artery
d. Carotid artery - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ d
A patient is admitted to the emergency department with acute symptoms
of hemiparesis, hemi-sensory loss, gaze preference, and aphasia. Which
vessel do you suspect is involved in the stroke?
a. ACA
b. MCA
c. PCA
d. PICA - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ b
What cluster of symptoms is consistent with Weber's syndrome?
a. Ipsilateral cranial nerve 3 palsy, contralateral hemiparesis
b. Ipsilateral cranial nerve 4 and 6 palsy, contralateral hemiparesis
c. Contralateral cranial nerve 4 and 6 palsy, ipsilateral hemiparesis
d. ipsilateral cranial nerve 5 paly, ipsilateral ataxia - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ a
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