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Quiz by Matthew Coulson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Matthew Coulson
about 8 years ago
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Question 1
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Many 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?
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Seizure
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Sepsis
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Vestibular Dysfunction
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Dementia
Question 2
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The [blank_start]Rosier[blank_end] score is the scoring system used to diagnose Stroke.
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Rosier
Question 3
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The 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?
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Total Anterior Circulation Syndrome (TACS)
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Total Posterior Circulation Syndrome (TPCS)
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Total Internal Carotid Syndrome (TICS)
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Partial Anterior Circulation Syndrome (PACS)
Question 4
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Infarcts that occur in the deeper parts of the brain such as the basal ganglia and thalamus cause a condition called ...
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Lacunar Syndrome
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Partial Anterior Circulation Syndrome
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Total Anterior Circulation Syndrome
Question 5
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Which type of stroke causes the following:
- Cranial nerve palsies
- Bilateral motor and/or sensory deficits
- Conjugate eye movement disorders
- Homonymous hemianopia
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Total Anterior Circulation Syndrome
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Lacunar Syndrome
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Posterior Circulation Syndrome
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Partial Anterior Circulation Syndrome
Question 6
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The [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
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left side of the brain
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right side of the brain
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right side of the brain
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left side of the brain
Question 7
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Atrial fibrillation typically causes which type of stroke?
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Atheroembolic
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Cardioembolic
Question 8
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What is the most common cause of haemorrhagic stroke?
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Aneurysm
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Uncontrolled Hypertension
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Tumour
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Amyloid Angiopathy
Question 9
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If 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].
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4.5 hours
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1 hour
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90 minutes
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Alteplase
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Streptokinase
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tPa
Question 10
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All 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
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Aspirin 300mg
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Clopidogrel 300mg
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Ticagrelor 180mg
Question 11
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The CT scan shows the earliest sign of an infarct of which artery?
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Internal Carotid
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Anterior Cerebral Artery
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Middle Cerebral Artery
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Posterior Cerebral Artery
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Posterior Communicating Artery
Question 12
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Cardioembolic 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]
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red
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white
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fibrin
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platelet
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anticoagulants
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antiplatelets
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Heparin
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Aspirin
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tPA
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white
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red
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platelet
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fibrin
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antiplatelets
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anticoagulants
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Aspirin
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Heparin
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Warfarin
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