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SCRN PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST VERSION -2025/2026- 100+
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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What is a risk factor for a spontaneous carotid dissection?
Connective tissue disease
What is the MOST significant risk factor for stroke?
Hypertension
One fourth of all strokes occur in patients under the age of...
75
Atrial fibrillation is associated with..
An increased risk of stroke and mortality
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced at a rate of...
0.3-0.4ml/min
A patient with locked-in syndrome most likely had an infarct in the...
pons (pontine)
A lacunar infarct is indicative of an event...
in a small artery
The MOST important point to emphasize in a community education program on
strokes that will directly improve patient outcome and disability in setting of a
stroke?
Activate EMS
What is an example of exclusion criteria for tPA administration?
, 2
Bleeding diathesis (unusual susceptibility to bleeding, usually due to
hypocoagubility)
Findings consistent with alterations in posterior cerebral circulation:
Ataxia and visual deficits
Predictor of a two-day risk for stroke following a TIA:
ABCD2
What sign elicited during a physical examination would be indicative of meningeal
irritation?
Kernig's Sign
The most sensitive and specific imaging technique for demonstrating acute
infarction is...
MR diffusion-weighted imaging
A patient with SAH is ordered a cerebral angiogram. This test should...
identify the etiology of the bleed
What diagnosis in a patient is a contraindication in performing a lumbar puncture?
SAH
A neurologist has ordered a TTE. This test is best at identifying...
ventricular thrombus
A woman with sickle cell disease is being seen for preventative stroke diagnostic
testing. What procedure would you expect to be performed?
Transcranial doppler
A patient is scheduled for embolization of L AVM. The goal of the treatment is...
Occlusion of the deep arterial feeding vessels
Pt with recent head trauma presents with pulstile tinnitus, headache, and visual
disturbances. These symptoms may indicate...
SCRN PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST VERSION -2025/2026- 100+
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
What is a risk factor for a spontaneous carotid dissection?
Connective tissue disease
What is the MOST significant risk factor for stroke?
Hypertension
One fourth of all strokes occur in patients under the age of...
75
Atrial fibrillation is associated with..
An increased risk of stroke and mortality
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced at a rate of...
0.3-0.4ml/min
A patient with locked-in syndrome most likely had an infarct in the...
pons (pontine)
A lacunar infarct is indicative of an event...
in a small artery
The MOST important point to emphasize in a community education program on
strokes that will directly improve patient outcome and disability in setting of a
stroke?
Activate EMS
What is an example of exclusion criteria for tPA administration?
, 2
Bleeding diathesis (unusual susceptibility to bleeding, usually due to
hypocoagubility)
Findings consistent with alterations in posterior cerebral circulation:
Ataxia and visual deficits
Predictor of a two-day risk for stroke following a TIA:
ABCD2
What sign elicited during a physical examination would be indicative of meningeal
irritation?
Kernig's Sign
The most sensitive and specific imaging technique for demonstrating acute
infarction is...
MR diffusion-weighted imaging
A patient with SAH is ordered a cerebral angiogram. This test should...
identify the etiology of the bleed
What diagnosis in a patient is a contraindication in performing a lumbar puncture?
SAH
A neurologist has ordered a TTE. This test is best at identifying...
ventricular thrombus
A woman with sickle cell disease is being seen for preventative stroke diagnostic
testing. What procedure would you expect to be performed?
Transcranial doppler
A patient is scheduled for embolization of L AVM. The goal of the treatment is...
Occlusion of the deep arterial feeding vessels
Pt with recent head trauma presents with pulstile tinnitus, headache, and visual
disturbances. These symptoms may indicate...
