Rapid Response and Stroke

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Across
  1. 5. Amount of time since last known well that patient is still a candidate for alteplase: __ ___
  2. 6. An acute decrease in oxygen saturation or a compromised airway may indicate___ ___
  3. 8. Departments that might send nursing staff to a Rapid Response ___ ___ ___
  4. 10. You should always compare vital signs and mental status with the ___ ___
  5. 11. 30% of all strokes are considered ___
  6. 14. Positive SIRS criteria or qSOFA may indicate ___ and a Rapid Response may need to be called
  7. 18. A potentially life-threatening complication of alteplase infusion involving swelling of airway: ____ ____
  8. 19. A ___ ___ __ should be done for all stroke patients prior to any oral intake
  9. 21. In the general response to deterioration in patient condition to support circulation you do these 3 things first: assess__, ___ __, attach ___ ___
  10. 24. A word that might cue you in to a stroke diagnosis
  11. 25. The time that a person was last known to be acting/feeling normal or at their baseline: ___ ___ __
Down
  1. 1. Altered mental status lab __ __
  2. 2. Required documentation for the Rapid Response team: ___ ___, ___ and ___
  3. 3. Serial NIHSS should be assessed on arrival to the floor, every shift and with acute ___ ___
  4. 4. You assess the "a" in FAST by ___ ___
  5. 7. Decreased LOC, acute mental status changes or seizure may be signs of a ___ ___
  6. 9. NIHSS predicts ___, especially for ischemic stroke
  7. 12. Potential cause of a cryptogenic stroke
  8. 13. Type of radiology exam done first for suspected stroke ___ __ __ ____
  9. 15. It is the goal of ED to get a head CT without contrast within __ ___ of arrival.
  10. 16. Because time is brain the goal for starting alteplase is __ __ from ED Door time
  11. 17. Preferred scale to assess a stroke
  12. 20. Coags ordered for suspected stroke
  13. 22. The "s" in FAST stands for ____
  14. 23. Other than staff, those who can call a Rapid Response are ____