Warm-Up
What is it called when a pt. has stroke symptoms but they go away and the brain has no permanent damage?
What is a TIA or mini stroke?
What does the acronym BEFAST mean?
What is Balance, Eyes, Face, Arms, Speech, and Time?
This is the most common risk factor for stroke?
What is hypertension?
First diagnostic testing that will be conducted when a patient comes in with stroke symptom.
What is a CT scan?
Difficulty swallowing that can lead to aspiration
What is dysphagia?
This is the acronym or letters to remember stroke symptoms
What is BEFAST?
What is the Glasgcow Coma Scale?
What are 2 nonmodifiable stroke risk factors?
What is age, gender, race/ethnicity?
When should rtPA be administered?
What is within 3.5-4 hours after onset of symptoms?
Blindness in half of the visual field in one or both eyes
What is hemianopsia?
How many brain cells die each minute that a stroke is not treated?
What is 1.9 million or just under 2 million?
What is the name of the evaluation tool used to measure neurological impairment?
What is the NIHSS?
Name on modifiable risk factor that doubles your risk of having a stroke.
What is cigarette smoking?
What should a pt with a diagnosis of ischemic stroke BP be before being treated with rt-PA?
What is <185/110?
Paralysis of one side of the body
What is hemiplegia?
What are the 2 types of stroke?
What is ischemic (clot)? and What is hemorrhagic (bleeding)?
Patient presenting with right gaze deviation, left hemi-inattention & hemiparesis, left hemisensory, left visual field defect
What is Right Cerebral Hemispheric Stroke?
What dysrhythmia can cause a stroke?
What is atrial fibrillation?
The nurse knows the patient receiving rt-PA is at risk for...
What is bleeding risk?
Loss of the ability to recognize objects through a particular sensory system
What is agnosia?
A patient with this type of stroke may present with the worst headache of their life.
What is subarachnoid hemorrhage or SAH?
The patient is unable to comprehend the spoken word and can speak but the response may not make any sense. What is the pt experiencing?
What is receptive aphasia ?
Name five modifiable risk factors of stroke?
What is
Name three patients that are contraindicated for rt-PA therapy.
What is patient's with hx of hemorrhagic stroke, hx of MI and PE, active bleeding, recent (within 3 mos) head injury/ trauma, or uncontrolled hypertension > 185/110?
Impaired muscle control or coordination of voluntary movements
What is ataxia?