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ISCHEMIC V/S HEMORRHAGIC
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TESTS & TREATMENTS
POTPOURRI
NURSING CARE
100
The most common type of stroke.
What is ischemic?
100

Experts say that 30 minutes of this per day reduces the risk of a Stroke.

What IS exercise?

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

Stroke is higher in this part of the United States.

What is the South East? (Stroke Belt)

100

Make sure you do this prior to giving anything by mouth.

What is a bedside swallow screen?

200
Anticoagulants and thrombotics increase the risk of this type of stroke.
What is intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke?
200

This is the Sepsis bolus amount that should be given for a patient who meets Sepsis criteria with SBP <90.

What is 30ml/kg?

200
A commonly ordered test that gives very accurate images that show the presence, location, and size of aneurysms.
What is an MRI?
200

This scale is used by the Provider to assess the severity of the symptoms the patient is experiencing.

What is the NIHSS?

200

Name the 2 types of meds that the nurse needs to be sure the MD ordered @ discharge for Stroke patients.

What is an antithrombotic and statin?

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

The first LA is >2. This is when you should order a repeat LA.

What is 4 hours?

300

These 3 items should be ordered for a Septic patient w/n 3 hours of presentation.

What is a LA, Antibiotics, and Blood cultures?

300

This is the person/number you call if you suddenly experienced not being able to do something that you are normally able to do.

What is 911?

300

This lab test must be drawn within 48 hours of arrival for Stroke patients?

What is a Lipid Analysis?

400
The most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke.
What is hypertension?
400

For a patient who presents with or has sudden onset of Chest Pain, an EKG has to be performed by staff and Read by MD w/n this amount of time.

What is w/n 10 minutes?

400
This clot-busting drug must be given within 3 hours or onset of stroke symptoms.
What is tPA?
400

Make sure that this has been collected @ 2 seperate sites prior to Antibiotics being given w/n the 3 hour time frame for PNA.

What are blood cultures x 2?

400

This must be ordered and given by the Nurse within the first 24 hours.

What is an ASA PO or suppository?

500
The two most common causes of subarachnoic hemorrhagic stroke.
What are head trauma and aneurysm?
500

For both CP and Stroke patients (CVA v/s TIA), an ASA has to be given w/n this amount of time.

What is w/n 24 hours?

500

Beta Blocker, ACE/ARB, Asa, HI Statin, P2Y12 Inhibitor, and Cardiac Rehab must be ordered on this type of patient on discharge unless contraindicated.

What is a MI?

500

These are some names of the meds that should be ordered and given w/n 24 hours of admit.

What is Heparin, Coumadin, Lovenox, or Xarelto?

500

This type of therapy should be ordered for Stroke patients with extremity weakness.

What is Physical Therapy Eval?