The Doctor Said What?
The palm turns in and down when the patient attempts to hold both arms outstretched with eyes closed.
What is pronator drift?
Term that refers to a narrowing of the arteries due to a build up of plaque.
What is atherosclerosis?
Term that refers to difficulty with swallowing.
What is dysphagia?
The definitive method of diagnosis for acute ischemic stroke.
What is MRI?
What is first line treatment of stroke within a 4.5 hour period?
Thrombolytics and medical management
Condition in which patient cannot see an entire half of their visual field.
What is (homonymous)hemianopia or field cut?
Term that describes uncoordinated motor action.
What is ataxia?
Term that describes rapid back and forth eye movement.
What is nystagmus.
Generally considered the most important risk factor in the prevention of acute ischemic stroke.
What is hypertension?
Timeframe within which stroke symptoms should be assessed by provider
15 minutes
Condition in which the patient cannot move eyes past the midline to one side or the other.
What is gaze palsy?
Term that describes weakness on one side of the body.
What is hemiparesis?
Term that describes a stroke that has been present from between 24 hours and 5 days.
What is subacute stroke?
Scale used by neurologists to determine the severity of stroke.
What is NIHSS?
Interval of time between JCAHO Surveys for Primary Stroke Center Certification.
What is 2 years?
Term that refers to patient's inability to attend to bilateral simultaneous stimulation such a gentle tap on both arms with eyes closed.
What is extinction or inattention?
What is aphasia?
Term that describes allowing acute stroke patient's blood pressure to get as high as 220/120 without treatment.
What is permissive hypertension?
One of the most important pieces of information that the neurologist will need to know when assessing a potential stroke patient for treatment.
LKW, BG, BP, symptoms.
One of the stroke quality improvement projects we have implemented.
-Education
-Transfers
-Order Set
-Triage
A symptom of stroke that can be localized to a specific area of the brain.
What is a focal deficit?
The medical term of slurred speech.
Term that refers to an area of salvageable brain tissue surrounding the ischemic core
What is the penumbra?
One of the studies that can show a large vessel occlusion stroke.
CTA or MRA
The nursing RFI that MDRH received during initial Primary Stroke Center certification.
Q15 neuro checks for bleed patients prior to transfer.