NIH stroke scale EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

EXAM

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E SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (09BBF)
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QUESTION 1 vc




11 components of NIHSS
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ANSWER

1. LOC (Question & Command) 2. Gaze 3. Visual field 4. Facial palsy 5. Upper extremity 6. Lower extremi
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ty 7. Limb ataxia 8. Sensory 9. Best language 10. Dysarthria 11. Extinction & inattention
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QUESTION 2 vc




1A - LOC vc vc




ANSWER

0 = Alert 1 = Not alert; aroused with minor verbal stimulation 2 = Not alert; requires strong or painful s
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timulation 3 = Reflex movements only or totally unresponsive (COMA ~ try rub on chest) ---
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1a. Level of Consciousness: The investigator must choose a response, even if a full evaluation is prevent
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ed by such obstacles as an endotracheal tube, language barrier, orotracheal trauma/bandages. A 3 is sco
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red only if the patient makes no movement (other than reflexive posturing) in response to noxious stim
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QUESTION 3 vc




1B - LOC Questions (2)
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ANSWER

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0 = Answers both questions correctly 1 = Answers one question correctly 2 = Answers neither question
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correctly ---
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1b. LOC Questions: The patient is asked the month and his/her age. The answer must be correct -
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there is no partial credit for being close. Aphasic and stuporous patients who do not comprehend the q
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uestions will score 2. Patients unable to speak because of endotracheal intubation, orotracheal trauma, s
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evere dysarthria from any cause, language barrier or any other problem not secondary to aphasia are gi
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