NIH Stroke Scale (Latest 2023 - 2024) Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct

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1. How many items on the NIH stroke scale? Answer: 11 2. NIH Stroke scale is Answer: an 11-item clinical evaluation instrument widely used inclinical trials and practice to assess neurologic outco... me and degree of recoveryfrom stroke. 3. NIH Stroke Scale is used to quantify the effects of acute cerebral ischemiaon levels of ... (7 items) Answer: levels of: consciousnessvision motor function (facial and extremities)cerebellar function sensationlanguage extinction or inattention 4. NIH SS is used to measure patient'sstatus after a stroke and to assesstheoutcome after Answer: treatment 5. Should the patient be coached? Should you go back and rethink a partic-ular assessment? Answer: NO 6. Having what when using NIH scale is important? Answer: reference materials 7. DO NOT RATE what you think the patient wants to do or what you thinkthey can do, RATE ONLY Answer: rate only what they actually do 8. use patient"s first response? Answer: YES - DO NOT USE SUMMARY OF RE-SPONSES 9. re ataxia score 1-if real weak, assume ataxia score is... 2-if they can hold leg or arm up w/ minimal drift but are all over place whentrying finger to nose test, that's probably... 3) Important to know if ataxia is present or not and if present in or limbs 4) if patient very weak or paralyzed, the ataxia score is... Answer: 1) 0 2) ataxia 3) 1 or 24) 0 [Show More]

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