CEN Neurological Emergencies Exam Practice Questions and Answers
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2024/2025
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2024/2025
CEN Neurological Emergencies Exam
Practice Questions and Answers
To quickly evaluate a child's neurological status, all of the following standard evaluations can be
used EXCEPT:
a. The Epworth Scale.
b. The AVPU scale.
c. The Glasgow Coma Scale.
d. Pupillary responses to light. - Answer-A. T...
When evaluating the 68-year-old stroke patient for fibrinolytic therapy, the relative
contraindication to fibrinolytic therapy is:
a. Stroke within the last three months.
b. History of previous intracranial hemorrhage.
c. Current use of an anticoagulant with an INR greater than 1.7.
d. Myocardial infarction 2 months ago. - Answer✔✔-D. A myocardial infarction is a relative
exclusion criterion if the MI occurred in the previous 3 months. The others are all exclusion
criteria and should be reported to the ED physician.
Fibrinolytic therapy should be considered in hemorrhagic stroke.
a. True
b. False - Answer✔✔-B. Because of the bleeding risk, fibrinolytics and anticoagulants should not
be used in hemorrhagic strokes, but should be the treatment considered first for ischemic
stroke.
An elderly man with a laceration on his elbow presents to the emergency department. He is
obviously confused and appears to be frightened. His daughter is with him and explains that he
has Stage 2 Alzheimer's disease and that she needs to stay with him. The correct response in
this situation is:
a. Allow the daughter to accompany the patient to his room.
b. Ask the daughter to wait in the waiting room until after the exam is complete.
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