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OCCTH 585 Test 2 Questions and Answers | 100% Pass You have just arrived at your level 2 fieldwork placement in a neuro unit at the hospital. Your preceptor asks you to create an education piece about the warning signs of a stroke. What are 5 signs that you will be sure to include? - Answer-1. ...

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OCCTH 585 Test 2 Questions and
Answers | 100% Pass

You have just arrived at your level 2 fieldwork placement in a neuro unit at the hospital.

Your preceptor asks you to create an education piece about the warning signs of a

stroke. What are 5 signs that you will be sure to include? - Answer✔✔-1. Dizziness


2. Headaches

3. Vision problems

4. Trouble speaking

5. Weakness

Your preceptor asks you to do a chart review before you go see a new admission. You

see that this patient has a right CVA. Which side of the body do you expect to see

functional deficits in this patient? - Answer✔✔-Left

Which is the most common type of CVA?



a) ischemic stroke

b) transient ischemic attack

c) hemorrhagic stroke

d) none of the above - Answer✔✔-a) ischemic stroke

You are seeing a patient who has been diagnosed with high blood pressure. This may

put her at risk for which type of stroke?


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a) ischemic stroke

b) transient ischemic attack

c) hemorrhagic stroke

d) none of the above - Answer✔✔-c) hemorrhagic stroke

What is the process that leads to ischemic stroke? - Answer✔✔-Atherosclerosis

What are 2 potential causes of cardiac emboli? - Answer✔✔-1. Atrial fibrillation

2. Arrhythmia

Where is atherosclerosis most likely to occur? - Answer✔✔-At branches of blood

vessels

True or False: Ischemic strokes occur very quickly and suddenly. - Answer✔✔-False.

(They are progressive and occur gradually)

When do ischemic strokes usually occur?



a) during vigorous activity

b) sleeping/at rest

c) upon activity in the morning

d) there is no pattern - they can occur anytime - Answer✔✔-b) sleeping/at rest

What is the purpose of tissue plasminogen activator? - Answer✔✔-It is used in acute

medical management of ischemic strokes to break up clots and dissolve blockages.




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True or false: The use of tPA is contraindicated in hemorrhaging strokes. -

Answer✔✔-True. (it is used to treat ischemic strokes, but is contraindicated for

treatment of hemorrhaging strokes)

Name 5 risk factors of CVA's. - Answer✔✔-1. Age

2. Obesity

3. Smoking

4. Diabetes mellitus

5. Hypertension

The circle of Willis is made up of which 3 main arteries? - Answer✔✔-1. middle

cerebral artery

2. posterior cerebral artery

3. anterior cerebral artery

Which artery is the largest and most commonly impacted in CVA's?



a) anterior cerebral artery

b) middle cerebral artery

c) posterior cerebral artery - Answer✔✔-b) middle cerebral artery

Which of the following areas are impacted by an MCA CVA?



a) motor

b) sensory

c) cognition

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d) all of the above - Answer✔✔-d) all of the above

At your fieldwork placement, you are working with a patient who has suffered a stroke.

In your intake assessment, you notice extensive functional deficits in areas including

judgement, emotional regulation, speech, visual perception, and motor planning and

execution. While debriefing with your preceptor, he asks you which cerebral artery you

can infer has been impacted. You answer....



a) anterior cerebral artery

b) middle cerebral artery

c) posterior cerebral artery

d) all of the above - Answer✔✔-b) middle cerebral artery

Which types of deficits might be seen in a Lacunar stroke?



a) motor

b) sensory

c) cognitive

d) a & b

e) a & c - Answer✔✔-d) a & b

You are working with a patient who has suffered a CVA, and notice that they have only

motor impairments as a result. You notice they particularly demonstrate clumsiness with

their hands.




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