Across
- 1. While conversing with a patient who had a stroke six months ago, you note their speech is hard to understand and slurred. This is known as
- 4. Name an assessment that quantifies stroke severity based on weighted evaluation findings.
- 10. The patient says they can only see half of the objects in the room. You document this finding as
- 11. Given IV, used to treat high blood pressure. Class of medications called vasodilator
- 12. A patient is demonstrating signs and symptoms of stroke. The patient reports loss of vision. What area of the brain do you suspect is affected based on this finding
- 13. A patient who suffered a stroke one month ago is experiencing hearing problems along with issues learning and showing emotion. On the MRI what lobe in the brain do you expect to be affected
- 17. Your patient who had a stroke has issues with understanding speech. What type of aphasia is this patient experiencing?
Down
- 2. A weak or thin spot in the wall of an artery that balloons
- 3. While cooking, your client couldn’t feel the temperature of a hot oven. Which lobe could be dysfunctional?
- 5. A stroke caused by a blood clot is called
- 6. What is known as a blood clot, fat globule or gas bubble created in one part of body that circulates in the blood stream?
- 7. A patient's MRI imaging shows damage to the cerebellum a week after the patient suffered a stroke. What assessment findings would correlate with this MRI finding?
- 8. an ultrasound test that checks the structure and function of your heart
- 9. Which of the following abbreviation represents a "Mini-stroke"
- 14. what is the name of the thrombolysis used at RPA?
- 15. _____ build up in plaques on the walls of arteries, narrowing the artery and leading to a clot
- 16. What is the term used for paralysis of the arm, leg,and trunk on the same side of the body due to Stroke?