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Carrissa Donnelly - Brain Game For Final Pt 1
Test Description: Acquired Disorders
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What does CVA stand for?
A
Cerebral Vascular Accident
2) If someone is having an embolism, what kind of stroke are they having?
A
Occlusive/Ischemic
3) What is an example of a risk factor for stroke that you have no control over?
A
Age, race, gender, diabetes mellitus, prior/family history of stroke
4) Why can you not see an occlusive stroke on a CAT scan right away?
A
CAT scans only show necrotic areas and brain tissue takes awhile to die
5) Why is it important to do a CAT scan before giving tPA or other anticoagulants?
A
Must rule out a hemorrhagic stroke first because they thin the blood
6) Who decides whether a craniotomy needs to be performed when someone is having a hemorrhagic stroke??
A
Neurosurgeon
7) Aphasia effects what modalities of language?
A
ALL of them
8) Expressive aphasia generally results in what kind of speech?
A
Telegraphic
9) A person with expressive aphasia might experience hemiparesis on what side of their body?
A
Right
10) Why may patients with expressive aphasia become frustrated and have catastrophic reactions?
A
Word finding problems
11) What physical signs would you expect to see in a patient with receptive aphasia?
A
None
12) Output for patients with receptive aphasia is usually fluent but what?
A
Empty
13) Why don't patients with receptive aphasia generally try to self-monitor when speaking?
A
They can't understand themsevles
14) What 3 problems are common to all aphasias?
A
Comprehension problems , word finding problems, and paraphasias
15) What are the 4 modalities that an aphasia assessment must examine?
A
Auditory comprehension, verbal expression, reading comprehension, written/graphic expression
16) What is the main goal of rehabilitative therapy?
A
Fix the aphasia
17) What are we teaching to do in compensatory therapy?
A
Compensate for the aphasia
18) What should you never say to a patient? (Unless it is really true)
A
I know how you feel
19) What physical signs would you expect to see in a person with RCVA?
A
Left side paralysis
20) Patients with what symptom of RCVA may be a danger to themselves because they are unable to perceive their own deficits?
A
Anosognosia
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