Warning Signs
Early Stroke Treatment
Stroke Facts
MISC
Risk Factors
100

BEFAST stands for 

Balance

Eyes

Face

Arm

Speech

Time

100

What test is most commonly ordered that shows presence and location of stroke? 

MRI

100

Every year, more than ______ people in the United States have a stroke. 

a. 795,000

b. 1 million

c. 500,000

795,000

100

Every ____ seconds, someone in the US has a stroke. 

a. 20

b. 30

c. 40

c 40

100
Which risk factor has been identified as the #1 risk factor for primary and secondary stroke?
What is hypertension
200

The risk factor that has the greatest impact for lowering your risk for stroke is....

a. Smoking
b. Lack of exercise
c. High blood pressure
d. High cholesterol

High Blood Pressure

200

True or False

It is ok to stop medications for high blood pressure if your pressure is within normal limits

False! Do not stop taking blood pressure medications without consulting your doctor

200

TIA's are often referred to as?

What is Mini Stroke

200

Name two types of strokes?

What is Ischemic and Hemorrhagic

200

Which risk factor increases the risk of stroke 1.5 – 3 times?

What is diabetes

300

The most appropriate response to a possible stroke is

a. Go to bed and rest
b. Call the doctor
c. Call a neighbor or friend
d. Call 911  

Call 911

300

Is speech disturbance (slurred speech) a sign of someone having a stroke?

yes

300

Stroke happens in the United States every:

a. 15 seconds
b. 40 seconds
c. 2 minutes
d. 25 minutes

b: 40 seconds

300

What is important to know if a person has a hemorrhagic stroke?

What is if the person is on an anti-coagulant.

300

Identify three non-modifiable risk factors for stroke?

Age Gender Race Prior stroke/TIA Heredity

400

True or False: Thrombotic stroke is a type of bleed

False

400

What is TPA used for?

tPA helps to restore blood flow to brain regions affected by a stroke, thereby limiting the risk of damage and functional impairment

400

Name the two types of strokes and the difference between them

Ischemic (blockage of blood flow) and hemorrhagic (bleed)

400

What common cardiac rhythm often causes ischemic strokes?

What is A-Fib - 

People with atrial fibrillation have 3 to 5 times greater risk for ischemic stroke. During Afib, the atria contract chaotically. Because the atria aren't moving blood properly, blood pools and gets stuck in the grooves of the heart. Blood clots may form, which could get pumped to the brain

400

Identify 3 modifiable risk factors for stroke.

Hypertension

High cholesterol

Cigarette smoking

Atrial Fibrillation

Cardiac disease

Diabetes

Hypercoagulative states

Obesity Excessive

Alcohol Intake

Physical Activity

500

Hemorrhagic stroke main symptom includes this:

  • Sudden, severe headache near the back of the head. Many people have described this as the “worst headache of your life.”
500

What is 1 common treatment for a hemorrhagic stroke? 

1. locating the source of the bleed and surgically “clipping” it, 

2. draining the skull to decrease pressure in the brain

3. blocking off any sources of bleeding, and/or performing minimally invasive “burr hole”

500
On average, one American dies from a stroke every____ minutes


a. 1 min

b. 5 min

c. 3 min 

3 min

500

True/False

Diabetes is a well-established risk factor for stroke

True:

Diabetes means you have too much sugar in your blood. This can increase the risk of a stroke, because having too much sugar in your blood damages the blood vessels. High blood sugar levels can: Make blood vessels become stiff.



500

True/False

Men with moderate to severe sleep apnea are 3x more likely to have a stroke than those without sleep apnea

True

Sleep apnea can further oxygen desaturation and hypoxia causing ischemia in the brain and leading to TIA and stroke


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