Tests and Assessments
This imaging test uses X-rays to create detailed images of the brain and can be used to identify the after effects of a stroke.
What is a CT scan?
This is a non-modifiable risk factor for stroke and increases with every decade over 55
What is age?
The first action to take when you suspect a stroke
What is call 911?
This timeframe is the ASA's "golden rule" for treatment of a stroke
What is one hour?
This legal issue arises when a patient with sudden onset left middle cerebral artery syndrome becomes globally aphasic and hemiplegic, impacting their ability to provide informed consent for medical decisions.
What is lack of capacity to consent?”
This imaging test uses magnets and radio waves to take detailed images of the brain, often to check for damage after a stroke.
What is an MRI?
A modifiable risk factor, also called the “silent killer”
What is hypertension?
The most common cause of stroke
What is hypertension?
Uh oh! The patient's status has changed rapidly. This person should know immediately
Who is the physician?
In some cultures, individuals are expected to downplay pain and discomfort by maintaining a calm demeanor and avoiding outward expressions of suffering.
What is stoicism?
This diagnostic test uses X-rays and contrast dye to visualize blood vessels in and around the brain, helping to identify conditions like aneurysms, vascular malformations, and blockages.
What is a cerebral angiography?
This is a non-modifiable risk factor which refers to a persons inherited likelihood of stroke.
What risk factor is family history?
The meaning of “F” in the acronym F-A-S-T
What is facial drooping?
What are compression garments?
When conducting a cultural assessment of a stroke patient’s communication and language, it is important to consider these factors to ensure effective care and understanding.
What are preferred language, need for an interpreter, cultural communication norms, and health literacy?
This standardized, 15-item neurological examination is used to assess the severity of stroke-related deficits and predict patient outcomes
What is the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)?
This is a modifiable factor that is commonly caused by atherosclerosis and is managed through diet, exercise, and sometimes statins.
What factor is high cholesterol?
The health care provider who assists the patient in regaining the ability to perform ADL’s in rehab
What is occupational therapist?
This intervention is a part of the acute stage and allows medication to be given quickly
What are (2) large bore IVs?
When performing a cultural assessment of a stroke patient, understanding these factors can help tailor treatment and support recovery.
What are beliefs about stroke causes, preferred treatments, use of traditional medicine, attitudes toward rehabilitation, and family decision-making roles?
These tests, including PT and PTT, measure how quickly blood clots and help determine whether a stroke was caused by a clot (ischemic stroke) or bleeding (hemorrhagic stroke).
What are blood clotting tests (coagulation panel)?
This is a modifiable risk factor which includes behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking, inactivity, and poor diet.
What factor is lifestyle?
Bleeding into the brain
What is cerebral hemorrhage?
This intervention is something that can be started in the hospital and continued at home by the patient. It is considered a "new" risk factor based on a recent study.
What is flossing/oral hygiene?
In the absence of a family member, a comatose patient with acute basilar occlusion can receive emergency treatment under this legal doctrine.
What is implied consent?
If the patient meets standard inclusion criteria for treatment with intravenous tPA, the physician may proceed under the legal theory of implied consent