Stroke - Pre-Assessment questions and answers
2025\2026 A+ Grade
Which defining features are characteristics of a stroke?
- correct answer Primary involvement of the central nervous system
Ischemic or hemorrhagic cause
Sudden onset of signs and symptoms
Within how much time from the patient's arrival at the facility should brain imaging be ordered for a
patient with a suspected stroke?
- correct answer 10 min
A key decision point when providing care for a patient with a stroke is to determine whether the stroke
is ______ or _______.
- correct answer Ischemic or hemorrhagic
The two main types of stroke are ischemic and ______________.
- correct answer Hemorrhagic
An abnormal finding in any one of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale assessment areas is associated
with what probability of stroke?
- correct answer 72%
Which signs and symptoms indicate stroke?
- correct answer Blurred vision
2025\2026 A+ Grade
Which defining features are characteristics of a stroke?
- correct answer Primary involvement of the central nervous system
Ischemic or hemorrhagic cause
Sudden onset of signs and symptoms
Within how much time from the patient's arrival at the facility should brain imaging be ordered for a
patient with a suspected stroke?
- correct answer 10 min
A key decision point when providing care for a patient with a stroke is to determine whether the stroke
is ______ or _______.
- correct answer Ischemic or hemorrhagic
The two main types of stroke are ischemic and ______________.
- correct answer Hemorrhagic
An abnormal finding in any one of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale assessment areas is associated
with what probability of stroke?
- correct answer 72%
Which signs and symptoms indicate stroke?
- correct answer Blurred vision
