What does FAST stand for when identifying a person experiencing a stroke?
What is facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time to call 911?
100
I occur when an artery in the brain leaks causing a rapid reduction of blood supply to the tissues and blood accumulates in the brain resulting in more damage, what am I?
What is a Hemorrhagic Stroke?
100
What therapy is used to treat ischemic stroke by disolving the blood clot blocking blood flow?
What is Thrombolytic Therapy?
100
What part of the healthcare team makes an exercise plan for stroke patients?
What is physical therapy?
200
What are the two other names for stroke?
What are brain attack and cerebrovascular attack/CVA?
200
What is the main presenting symptom for ischemic stroke?
What is numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg esp on one side of the body?
200
I occur when there is a obstruction in the blood supply to the brain due to a thrombus or emboli, what am I?
What is ischemic stroke?
200
What vital sign is most important to keep within normal limits to prevent a stroke from occuring?
What is blood pressure?
200
What is the main goal of rehabilitation?
What is promoting self care?
300
Disruption or reduction of this supply causes a stroke to occur, what is it?
What is blood?
300
What is the main presenting symptom for hemorrhagic stroke?
What is exploding headache OR decreased LOC?
300
I occur when circulation is suddenly interrupted by one or more blood vessels that supply the brain causing the brain tissue to fail to receive enough oxygen resulting in severe tissue damage or death, what am I?
What is stroke?
300
Decreasing intracranial pressure, possibly through surgery, is a treatment for what?
What is hemorrhagic stroke?
300
Which diet would a stroke patient experiencing dysphagia be on?
What is thickened liquids diet?
400
What is the third leading cause of death and disability in the United States?
What is stroke?
400
I have right sided hemiplegia, in which hemisphere of the brain did damage occur?
What is the left hemisphere?
400
I am a clot that forms in and obstructs a blood vessel or formed in a heart chamber. I stay in one place, what am I?
What is a thrombus?
400
T/F - Obesity, AFib and sleep apnea are risk factors for a stroke.
What is true?
400
Balance and coordination are required for this activity that should be restarted as soon as possible following a stroke.
What is ambulation?
500
What would the speech pathologist be assessing in a stroke patient in regards to ADL's?
What is assessing for risk of aspiration?
500
I am experiencing impulsive behavior and poor judgement and i am having trouble with spatial perception, which hemisphere of the brain did my stroke occur?
What is right hemisphere?
500
I am a mass that has broken free and travels within a blood stream and can potentially block circulation, what am I?
What is an embolus?
500
T/F - Periodontal disease, Dyslipidemia, & Asymptomatic carotid stenosis are risk factors for a stroke.
What is True?
500
It is important not to neglect this side of the body following a stroke.