B-FAST and the Furious
In the B-FAST acronym, what does the letter "B" stand for?
What is balance?
What is the most common symptoms of ischemic stroke?
What is sudden weakness or numbness? (especially on one side of the body)
What type of stroke is caused by a clot obstructing a brain artery?
What is an ischemic stroke?
What is the hospital's goal door-to-CT scan time?
What is 10 minutes?
What is the modifiable risk factor is most closely linked to stroke?
What is high blood pressure?
Which side of the face drooping is a telltale sign of stroke?
What is either side? (Facial droop is not side-specific)
Which of the following is not a stroke "mimic"-Seizure, hypoglycemia, or atrial fibrillation?
What is atrial fibrillation? (this is a "risk factor" for stroke-not a mimic)
What's the term for bleeding into the brain tissue?
What is an intracerebral hemorrhage?
Up to how many hours can IV TNK (clot busting medication) be typically given after stroke symptom onset?
What is up to 4.5 hours?
What does the phrase "Time Last Known Well" mean?
What is the last time the patient was seen at their normal neurological baseline?
What does the "S" in B-FAST for and how can you test it?
What is Speech? Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence.
A patient has sudden onset of vision loss in one eye. What kind of stroke might this be?
What is a retinal artery occlusion?
Name one condition that can cause a hemorrhagic stroke?
What is hypertension? (also what is a ruptured aneurysm?)
What score is used by hospital staff to assess stroke severity in the emergency department?
What is the NIH Stroke Scale?
Which patients are eligible for mechanical thrombectomy (clot retrieval) procedure?
What are patients with a large vessel occulsion (LVO) with and up to 24 hours of onset of symptoms?
In B-FAST, which symptoms correspond to a posterior stroke?
What are balance and "EYE" (vision) changes?
Name three "non-traditional" or atypical stroke symptoms more common in woman?
What are altered mental status, fatigue, or nausea?
What's the difference between an embolic and a thrombotic stroke?
What is embolic=clot from elsewhere; thrombotic=clot forms locally?
What are the maximum blood pressure ranges be for both systolic and diastolic to administer IV thrombolytics (clot busting medications) medications?
What is under 185/110 mmHg?
What does a "wake-up stroke" refer to?
What is a stroke discovered when the patient wakes up, with an unknown time of onset?
In B-FAST "Time" is critical in stroke care refers to what?
What is "time to call a code or get help"?
A patient presents with sudden amnesia but no other deficits. What rare type of stroke could this be?
What is hippocampal or thalamic stroke? (affects memory)
In an ischemic stroke affecting the middle cerebral artery (MCA) what deficits are usually noted?
What are contralateral (opposite side) motor and sensory deficits?
What are 3 exclusions criteria for giving thrombolytic medications in acute stroke?
What are recent surgery, active bleeding, hemorrhagic stroke within 3 months?
What imaging technique helps identify the ischemic penumbra in stroke care?
What is perfusion imaging? (either CT or MRI)