Week 4 advanced practice 1 Quiz questions NSG 6001
1. What are the 3 kinds of CVA
- Ischemic, hemorrhagic, and arachnoid
2. What is TIA
- Mini stroke, and deficits resolve in less than 24 hours
3. 10% of TIA patients will have a stroke within
- 90 days
4. Stroke is the ___ leading cause of death
- 3rd
,5. T or F women are 1.75xs more likely to have a CVA then
men
- T
6. What are the risk factors for stroke
- HTN, age, smoking, fam hx, race, prior cva, carotid
stenosis, mitral stenosis, prosthetic valves, sedentary
lifestyle, increased cholesterol
7. How many stroke pts regain functional independence
- 50-70%
8. What is the percent of stroke survivors who die within
one year
- 25%
9. What differentiates TIA from cva
- TIME DIFFERENTIAL
10. What is amaurosis fugax
, - Loss of vision described as curtains going down then
up
11. Signs of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage
- Often no warning signs, lapse quickly into stupor and
coma, deteriorates quickly and dies within hours
12. Best test for differentiating between hemorrhagic
and ischemic stroke
- Non contrast ct
13. What is the tx for ischemic stroke
- TPA within 3-4.5 hours if meets criteria
14. Medication preferred if BP must be reduced after
CVA
- Labetalol
15. Which hormone regulates thyroid function
- TSH
16. An older male pt has a screening PSA which is 12.
What does this value indicate
- BPH
1. What are the 3 kinds of CVA
- Ischemic, hemorrhagic, and arachnoid
2. What is TIA
- Mini stroke, and deficits resolve in less than 24 hours
3. 10% of TIA patients will have a stroke within
- 90 days
4. Stroke is the ___ leading cause of death
- 3rd
,5. T or F women are 1.75xs more likely to have a CVA then
men
- T
6. What are the risk factors for stroke
- HTN, age, smoking, fam hx, race, prior cva, carotid
stenosis, mitral stenosis, prosthetic valves, sedentary
lifestyle, increased cholesterol
7. How many stroke pts regain functional independence
- 50-70%
8. What is the percent of stroke survivors who die within
one year
- 25%
9. What differentiates TIA from cva
- TIME DIFFERENTIAL
10. What is amaurosis fugax
, - Loss of vision described as curtains going down then
up
11. Signs of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage
- Often no warning signs, lapse quickly into stupor and
coma, deteriorates quickly and dies within hours
12. Best test for differentiating between hemorrhagic
and ischemic stroke
- Non contrast ct
13. What is the tx for ischemic stroke
- TPA within 3-4.5 hours if meets criteria
14. Medication preferred if BP must be reduced after
CVA
- Labetalol
15. Which hormone regulates thyroid function
- TSH
16. An older male pt has a screening PSA which is 12.
What does this value indicate
- BPH
