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Assessment
Bleeds
All Things Stroke
Cranial Nerves
Neuro Anatomy
100
What is the most reliable indicator of neurological function?
What is level of conciousness
100
Head bleed usually caused by an aneurysmal bleed.
What is a subarachnoid hemorrhage?
100
Used to monitor patients with strokes.
What is the NIHSS?
100
Responsible for eye movements.
What are cranial nerve III (oculomotor), IV (trochlear) & VI (abducens)?
100
Processes visual stimuli.
What is the occipital lobe?
200
What type of headache can have an aura before it begins?
What is a migraine
200
Classically described as the person having a unconsciousness period followed by a lucid period then becoming unconscious again
What is an epidural hemorrhage?
200
Must be completed prior to giving a patient anything by mouth.
What is a dysphagia screen?
200
Are both sensory and motor nerves?
What are CN V (trigeminal), VII (facial), IX (glossopharyngeal) and X (Vagus)?
200
Half the brain.
What is the cerebral hemisphere?
300
What GCS is associated with a moderate head injury?
What is a GCS of 9 to 12
300
Caused by tearing of the bridging veins causing bleeding between the dura and the arachnoid membranes.
What is a subdural hemorrhage?
300
The priority when a patient first arrives with stroke like symptoms once airway is assessed.
What is a CT scan?
300
Responsible for tongue movement.
What is cranial nerve XII (hypoglossal).
300
Responsible for controlling hunger, thirst, emotions, body temperature regulation, and circadian rhythms.
What is the hypothalmus?
400
What components make up the Glasgow Coma Scale
What are eye opening, verbal response and motor response?
400
Most often associated with a ICH or SAH and can caused a sudden and potentially fatal obstructive hydrocephalus.
What is an intraventricular bleed?
400
NIHSS and RACE stand for this
What is National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and Rapid Arterial oClusion Evaluation Scale for Stroke
400
Helps with swallowing.
What are cranial nerves IX (glossopharyngeal) and X (Vagus)?
400
Contains the hippocampus and processes auditory stimuli and language.
What is the temporal lobe?
500
What are the components of the focused NIHSS?
What is level of consciousness (1a, 1b, 1c), motor (5a, 5b, 6a, 6b) and dysarthria (10)
500
Second most common cause of a stroke often caused by hypertension.
What is an intracerebral hemorrhage?
500
NIHSS of 8 or greater or a RACE Score of 4 or more.
What is a large vessel occlusion?
500
Responsible for facial sensations.
What are cranial nerves V (trigeminal) and VII (facial)?
500
A group of large nuclei that partially surround the thalamus.
What is the basal ganglia?