SCRN Practice Exam Questions with Verified Answers-Latest Update 2024.
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A person with a stroke who seems unaware of their disability: - ANS anosognosia
Pt presents complaining of double vision, lacks horizontal eye movements while
tracking is preserved.
What area of the brain can cause internuclear opthalmoplegia? - ANS Brainstem
Watershed stroke is described as: - ANS Stroke between two adjacent cerebral
arteries
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced at a rate of... - ANS 0.3-0.4ml/min
A patient with locked-in syndrome most likely had an infarct in the... - ANS pons
(pontine)
A lacunar infarct is indicative of an event... - ANS 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?
- ANS Activate EMS
What is a risk factor for a spontaneous carotid dissection? - ANS Connective tissue
disease
What is the MOST significant risk factor for stroke? - ANS Hypertension
One fourth of all strokes occur in patients under the age of... - ANS 75
Atrial fibrillation is associated with.. - ANS An increased risk of stroke and mortality
What is an example of exclusion criteria for tPA administration? - ANS Bleeding
diathesis (unusual susceptibility to bleeding, usually due to hypocoagubility)
Findings consistent with alterations in posterior cerebral circulation: - ANS Ataxia
and visual deficits
Predictor of a two-day risk for stroke following a TIA: - ANS ABCD2
What sign elicited during a physical examination would be indicative of meningeal
irritation? - ANS Kernig's Sign
The most sensitive and specific imaging technique for demonstrating acute infarction
is... - ANS MR diffusion-weighted imaging
A patient with SAH is ordered a cerebral angiogram. This test should... - ANS identify
the etiology of the bleed
, What diagnosis in a patient is a contraindication in performing a lumbar puncture? -
ANS SAH
A neurologist has ordered a TTE. This test is best at identifying... - ANS ventricular
thrombus
A woman with sickle cell disease is being seen for preventative stroke diagnostic
testing. What procedure would you expect to be performed? - ANS Transcranial
doppler
A patient is scheduled for embolization of L AVM. The goal of the treatment is... -
ANS Occlusion of the deep arterial feeding vessels
Pt with recent head trauma presents with pulstile tinnitus, headache, and visual
disturbances. These symptoms may indicate... - ANS dural arteriovenous fistula
MRI report describes a low flow, low pressure vascular lesion in the left temporal
lobe. The RN identifies that this is most likely... - ANS Cavernous angioma
Pt has slow speech with inappropriate silences and audible inspirations. The RN
identifies this as... - ANS Dysarthia
When administering mannitol IV every 3 hours, the primary nursing considerations
include... - ANS Serum osmolality, CPP goals, and fluid balance
Primary laboratory testing/monitoring for heparin infusion: - ANS APTT
An adverse side effect of anticonvulsant therapy = - ANS Alteration in mentation
The estimated percentage of ischemic stroke patients that receive tPA = - ANS 2-7%
What is anisocoria? - ANS Unequal size of the eyes pupils
What is apraxia? - ANS Inability to perform purposeful actions as a result of brain
damage
Pt presents with BP 260/140, methamphetamine use, chronic heavy ETOH use and
stroke like symptoms. The stroke is most likely a... - ANS Basal ganglia hemorrhage
Oral contraceptives may increase likelihood of stroke in women who... - ANS Smoke
cigarettes
Age > 35
HTN, DM, HLD
Obese
Prothrombin mutations, such as factor V leiden
Hunt vs Hess Score - ANS Describes severity of SAH and used as a predictor for pt
prognosis
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