A patient with an altered mental status is:

Successful treatment of a stroke depends on whether:

You respond to a residence for a child who is having a seizure. Upon arrival at the scene, you enter the residence and find the mother holding her child, a 2-year-old male. The child is conscious and crying. According to the mother, the child had been running a high fever and then experienced a seizure that lasted approximately 3 minutes. You should:

Law enforcement has summoned you to a nightclub, where a 22-year-old female was found unconscious in an adjacent alley. Your primary assessment reveals that her respirations are rapid and shallow and her pulse is rapid and weak. She is wearing a medical alert bracelet that identifies her as an epileptic. There is an empty bottle of vodka next to the patient. You should:

When caring for a patient with documented hypoglycemia, you should be MOST alert for:

During the primary assessment of a semiconscious 70-year-old female, you should:

You arrive at a local grocery store approximately 5 minutes after a 21-year-old female stopped seizing. She is confused and disoriented; she keeps asking you what happened and tells you that she is thirsty. Her brother, who witnessed the seizure, tells you that she takes phenytoin (Dilantin) for her seizures, but has not taken it in a few days. He also tells you that she has diabetes. In addition to applying high-flow oxygen, you should:

An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial wall is called:

You are assessing a 49-year-old man who, according to his wife, experienced a sudden, severe headache and then passed out. He is unresponsive and has slow, irregular breathing. His blood pressure is 190/94 mm Hg and his pulse rate is 50 beats/min. His wife tells you that he has hypertension and diabetes. He has MOST likely experienced:

You are dispatched to a residence for a 66-year-old male who, according to family members, has suffered a massive stroke. Your primary assessment reveals that the patient is unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless. You should:

The principal clinical difference between a stroke and hypoglycemia is that patients with hypoglycemia:

Which of the following MOST accurately describes what the patient will experience during the postictal state that follows a seizure?

Which of the following conditions is NOT a common cause of seizures?

A generalized seizure is characterized by:

The anterior aspect of the cerebrum controls:

Which of the following patients would MOST likely demonstrate typical signs of infection, such as a fever?

The three major parts of the brain are the:

The mental status of a patient who has experienced a typical seizure:

A 29-year-old male complains of a severe headache and nausea that has gradually worsened over the past 12 hours. He is conscious, alert, and oriented and tells you that his physician diagnosed him with migraine headaches. He further tells you that he has taken numerous different medications, but none of them seem to help. His blood pressure is 132/74 mm Hg, his pulse is 110 beats/min and strong, and his respirations are 20 breaths/min and adequate. In addition to high-flow oxygen, further treatment should include:

When transporting a stable stroke patient with unilateral paralysis, it is best to place the patient in a:

A patient who is experiencing aphasia is:

The most basic functions of the body, such as breathing, blood pressure, and swallowing, are controlled by the:

You are caring for a semiconscious man with left-sided paralysis. His airway is patent and his respirations are 14 breaths/min with adequate tidal volume. Treatment for this patient should include:

Which of the following medications is NOT used to treat patients with a history of seizures?

Which of the following MOST accurately describes the cause of an ischemic stroke?

Which of the following MOST accurately describes a simple partial seizure?

Which of the following is a metabolic cause of a seizure?

You are caring for a 70-year-old female with signs and symptoms of an acute stroke. She is conscious, has secretions in her mouth, and is breathing at a normal rate with adequate depth. You should:

When assessing arm movement of a patient with a suspected stroke, you should:

What Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score would you assign to a patient who responds to painful stimuli, uses inappropriate words, and maintains his or her arms in a flexed position?

Interruption of cerebral blood flow may result from all of the following, EXCEPT:

You arrive at the residence of a 33-year-old woman who is experiencing a generalized seizure. She has a small amount of vomitus draining from the side of her mouth. After protecting her from further injury, you should:

A patient whose speech is slurred and difficult to understand is experiencing:

Which of the following conditions would be the LEAST likely to mimic the signs and symptoms of a stroke?

A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) therapy if he or she:

Status epilepticus is characterized by:

Muscle control and body coordination are controlled by the:

Which of the following conditions would MOST likely affect the entire brain?

The MOST significant risk factor for a hemorrhagic stroke is:

The left cerebral hemisphere controls: