North Carolina Fun Facts! :)
CODE STROKE
IR/ Neuro IR
Who said that?
US Geography
100

In 1937, this donut company opened its doors in North Carolina and has since then expanded it's locations nationwide.

What is Krispy Kreme Donuts?

100

This symptom is the most common found in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage.

What is the worst headache of your life?

100

This type of procedure can control life-threatening postpartum bleeding.

What is a uterine artery embolization?

100

"Best patient of the day!"

Who is John?

100

Number of states that touch the Pacific Ocean

What is five?

200
Created in 1936, this well-known hot sauce began in North Carolina and can be differentiated by a cowboy on the front.

What is Texas Pete hot sauce?

200

This specific type of imaging is used to rule out any hemorrhagic stroke prior to administration of TNK or tPa to a patient with qualifying stroke symptoms.

What is a non-contrast CT Scan?

200

This drug can be used to flush a catheter utilized in an angiography.

What is Heparin?

200

"I concur with your excellent timeout!"

Who is Dr. Shore?

200

This state is known for being the largest of the fifty!

What is Alaska?

300

Born and raised on the coast in Wilmington NC, he is considered to be one of the most famous basketball players of all time.

Who is Michael Jordan?

300

This reversibly injured brain tissue is located around the ischemic core which is the target for the treatment of an acute stroke.

What is Penumbra?

300

This organ is the source for filtering and eliminating water soluble contrast out of the body following a myelogram.

What are the kidneys?

300

*Monday Morning*

"Good morning Matt, any plans for the upcoming weekend? Oh yeah, Mr. Smith is standing in the hallway."

Who is Oscar?

300

The names of the five Great Lakes

What is Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior?

400

Famous for its peaceful beaches where Wilbur and Orville Wright flew the first plane, you may also know the name of this place thanks to a popular Netflix Show.

What is the Outer Banks?

400

The Joint Commission and AHA acknowledge that the metric goal for community stroke door to stick time should be no longer than?

What is 90 minutes?

400

This vessel is formed where the vertebral arteries join together at the base of the skull.

What is the basilar artery?

400
He frequently uses the Amy Poehler in sunglasses giving peace sign GIF as a response/statement

Who is Dr. Hulse?

400

The longest river in the United States

What is the Missouri River?

500

A famous poet and author, this African-American woman wrote classic works such as "Still, I Rise." and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

Who is Maya Angelou?

500

This major blood vessel supplies blood to the Occipital Lobe of the brain.

What is the Posterior Cerebral Artery?

500

A type of technique used to introduce a catheter into a vessel.

What is the seldinger technique?

500

"Why would I need a peel away sheath for this procedure? Doesn't make sense."

"Can I get a 10 French peel away please?"

Who is Dr. Christensen?

500

This lake, located in a Wyoming national park, is best known for being the largest lake at high elevation in North America

What is Yellowstone Lake?
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