STROKES
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
TESTS & TREATMENTS
CNSS
Nursing Care
100
The most common type of stroke.
What is ischemic?
100
Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of body.
What are some of the common symptoms of stroke?
100
A commonly ordered test to determine if a stroke has occurred and what kind of stroke.
What is a CT scan without contrast?
100
Month and patient's age and where are you?
What are LOC Questions?
100
This is a top priority in care of the patient with altered LOC who may have suffered a stroke (hint: one of the ABCs).
What is maintaining the airway?
200
Anticoagulants and thrombotics increase the risk of this type of stroke.
What is intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke?
200
Numbness, trouble speaking, loss of balance or coordination.
What are common symptoms of TIA?
200
A commonly ordered test that gives very accurate images that show the presence, location, and size of aneurysms.
What is an MRI?
200
"close your eyes" and "point to the ceiling?
What are receptive language commands?
200
Head of bed in Semi-Fowler's position (30 degrees) or higher.
What is the preferred position for patients with dysphagia?
300
The type of ischemic stroke caused by a clot or plaque fragment the travels through the bloodstream to the brain.
What is embolic?
300
Sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or understanding; sudden severe headache with no known cause.
What are some common symptoms of stroke?
300
Commonly ordered tests using IV radioactive compounds.
What are CTA and MRA?
300
watch, glasses, pen
what are objects shown to determine expressive language deficits?
300
The earliest sign of neurological change.
What is altered level of consciousness (ALOC)?
400
The most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke.
What is hypertension?
400
Sudden nausea and vomiting; brief loss of consciousness or a period of decreased consciousness (fainting, confusion, convulsions or coma).
What are some of the less common symptoms of stroke?
400
This clot-busting drug must be given within 4.5 hours or onset of stroke symptoms.
What is tPA?
400
can't get the words out
What is expressive dysphasia?
400
The nurse is responsible for protecting the patient from this.
What is injury?
500
applied to the legs of a patient with a hemorrhagic stroke.
What are teds and scds?
500
Sudden face and limb pain, hiccups, nausea, general weakness, chest pain, shortness of breath, and palpitations.
What are the stroke symptoms unique to women?
500
The device that is threaded through the arteries into the brain to retrieve a clot.
What is the endovascular treatment?
500
the most annoying question in the world
What is "Does a stone sink in water"?
500
This is needed by the family and patient
What is patient and family teaching?
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