West Coast EMT Block 3 Exam:
Questions & Answers Stroke is the __ leading cause of death in the US. Correct Ans - third aneurysm Correct Ans - swelling of a blood vessel that weakens the vessel wall aphasia Correct Ans - inability to produce speech aura Correct Ans - warning sign for a seizure Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Correct Ans - stroke Coma Correct Ans - unconsciousness that can't be broken Dysarthria Correct Ans - slurred speech embolus Correct Ans - a clot that travels to the clot sight Febrile Seizures Correct Ans - in children; from high fevers Generalized Seizure Correct Ans - grand mal; twitching Hemiparesis Correct Ans - weakness to one side of the body Hemorrhagic Stroke Correct Ans - bleeding in the brain Hypoglycemia Correct Ans - low glucose level Incontinence Correct Ans - loss of bowel or bladder control Ischemia Correct Ans - lack of oxygen to the cells ischemic Stroke Correct Ans - clot inside of a vessel Partial Seizure Correct Ans - only affects part of the brain 1 / 2
Postictal State Correct Ans - labored respirations and altered mental status that occurs between 5-30 minutes after a seizure Seizure Correct Ans - convulsion that results in a loss of consciousness Status Epilepticus Correct Ans - continuous that can last up to 30 minutes Stroke Correct Ans - interruption of blood flow to the brain that prohibits function Thrombosis Correct Ans - clotting of the cerebral arteries that can cause a stroke Tonic-Clonic Seizures Correct Ans - back and forth motion and body stiffness Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Correct Ans - brain cells stop working temporarily due to insufficient oxygen; causes stroke like symptoms that last up to 24 hours The time of onset during a suspected stroke is critical because it helps determine___. Correct Ans - whether the patient is a candidate for treatment with clot dissolving drugs.Petit mal seizures are also called Correct Ans - Absence Seizures A patient who almost always has an altered or decreased level of consciousness usually is suffering from___. Correct Ans - Hypoglycemia More than 80% of strokes are ________ strokes. Correct Ans - ischemic Acute Abdomen Correct Ans - sudden onset of pain in the abdomen; often related to peritonitis Cholecystitis Correct Ans - inflammation of the Gallbladder Cystitis Correct Ans - inflammation of the bladder
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