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SCRN PRACTICE EXAM | 60
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS | UPDATED & VERIFIED
Question : A person with a stroke who seems unaware of their
disability:
Correct answer: anosognosia
Question : Pt presents complaining of double vision, lacks
horizontal eye movements while tracking is preserved. What area of the brain can cause internuclear opthalmoplegia?
Correct answer: Brainstem
Question : Watershed stroke is described as:
Correct answer: Stroke between two adjacent cerebral arteries
Question : Cerebrospinal fluid is produced at a rate of...
Correct answer: 0.3-0.4ml/min
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Question : A patient with locked-in syndrome most likely had
an infarct in the...
Correct answer: pons (pontine)
Question : A lacunar infarct is indicative of an event...
Correct answer: in a small artery
Question : 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?
Correct answer: Activate EMS
Question : What is a risk factor for a spontaneous carotid
dissection?
Correct answer: Connective tissue disease
Question : What is the MOST significant risk factor for
stroke?
Correct answer: Hypertension
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Question : One fourth of all strokes occur in patients under the
age of...
Correct answer: 75
Question : Atrial fibrillation is associated with..
Correct answer: An increased risk of stroke and mortality
Question : What is an example of exclusion criteria for tPA
administration?
Correct answer: Bleeding diathesis (unusual susceptibility to
bleeding, usually due to hypocoagubility)
Question : Findings consistent with alterations in posterior
cerebral circulation:
Correct answer: Ataxia and visual deficits
Question : Predictor of a two-day risk for stroke following a
TIA:
Correct answer: ABCD2
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Question : What sign elicited during a physical examination
would be indicative of meningeal irritation?
Correct answer: Kernig's Sign
Question : The most sensitive and specific imaging technique
for demonstrating acute infarction is...
Correct answer: MR diffusion-weighted imaging
Question : A patient with SAH is ordered a cerebral
angiogram. This test should...
Correct answer: identify the etiology of the bleed
Question : What diagnosis in a patient is a contraindication in
performing a lumbar puncture?
Correct answer: SAH
Question : A neurologist has ordered a TTE. This test is best
at identifying...