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Stroke (Lectures I & II)
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1Many patients that appear to have had a stroke haven't actually had a stroke, rather one of the 'stroke mimic' conditions which present similarly to a stroke. Which of the below 'stroke mimic' conditions is by far the most prevalent?
- ASeizure
- BSepsis
- CVestibular Dysfunction
- DDementia
2The [blank_start]Rosier[blank_end] score is the scoring system used to diagnose Stroke.
- ARosier
3The most severe type of stroke is diagnosed once a patient shows the following symptoms:
Hemiplegia involving at least two of face, arm and leg
Homonymous Hemianopia
Cortical signs such as Dysphasia
What is this syndrome called?- ATotal Anterior Circulation Syndrome (TACS)
- BTotal Posterior Circulation Syndrome (TPCS)
- CTotal Internal Carotid Syndrome (TICS)
- DPartial Anterior Circulation Syndrome (PACS)
4Infarcts that occur in the deeper parts of the brain such as the basal ganglia and thalamus cause a condition called ...
- ALacunar Syndrome
- BPartial Anterior Circulation Syndrome
- CTotal Anterior Circulation Syndrome
5Which type of stroke causes the following:
- Cranial nerve palsies
- Bilateral motor and/or sensory deficits
- Conjugate eye movement disorders
- Homonymous hemianopia- ATotal Anterior Circulation Syndrome
- BLacunar Syndrome
- CPosterior Circulation Syndrome
- DPartial Anterior Circulation Syndrome
6The [blank_start]right side of the brain[blank_end] controls creativity, music & artistic awareness
The [blank_start]left side of the brain[blank_end] controls spoken language, reasoning and number skills- Aleft side of the brain
- Bright side of the brain
- Cright side of the brain
- Dleft side of the brain
7Atrial fibrillation typically causes which type of stroke?
- AAtheroembolic
- BCardioembolic
8What is the most common cause of haemorrhagic stroke?
- AAneurysm
- BUncontrolled Hypertension
- CTumour
- DAmyloid Angiopathy
9If a Stroke patient presents within [blank_start]4.5 hours[blank_end] of the start of the stroke and a haemorrhagic cause has been excluded, they should be thrombolysed using [blank_start]Alteplase[blank_end].
- A4.5 hours
- B1 hour
- C90 minutes
- DAlteplase
- EStreptokinase
- FtPa
10All people presenting with acute stroke who have had a diagnosis of primary intracerebral haemorrhage excluded by brain imaging should, as soon as possible but certainly within 24 hours, be given
- AAspirin 300mg
- BClopidogrel 300mg
- CTicagrelor 180mg
11The CT scan shows the earliest sign of an infarct of which artery?
- AInternal Carotid
- BAnterior Cerebral Artery
- CMiddle Cerebral Artery
- DPosterior Cerebral Artery
- EPosterior Communicating Artery
12Cardioembolic Strokes are caused by [blank_start]red[blank_end] thrombi which are [blank_start]fibrin[blank_end] dependant and thus should be treated with [blank_start]anticoagulants[blank_end] such as [blank_start]Heparin[blank_end]
Atheroembolic Strokes are caused by [blank_start]white[blank_end] thrombi which are [blank_start]platelet[blank_end] dependant and should thus be treated by [blank_start]antiplatelets[blank_end] such as [blank_start]Aspirin[blank_end]- Ared
- Bwhite
- Cfibrin
- Dplatelet
- Eanticoagulants
- Fantiplatelets
- GHeparin
- HAspirin
- ItPA
- Jwhite
- Kred
- Lplatelet
- Mfibrin
- Nantiplatelets
- Oanticoagulants
- PAspirin
- QHeparin
- RWarfarin
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- Stroke Lectures I and II given by Dr Matt Lambert
- Author
- Matthew Coulson
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- English
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