Cerebrovascular Accident
General Medicine · Topic 18
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume II · General Medicine · Topic 18 · combined PDF page 310
Practice questions
- In the meta-analysis of influenza vaccination and stroke in elderly people, what was the pooled odds ratio for stroke occurrence or hospitalization in vaccine recipients compared with nonrecipients?
- The influenza-vaccine meta-analysis reported an OR of 0.84 for stroke occurrence or hospitalization. Which is the most appropriate interpretation?
- Which statement about publication bias in the influenza-vaccine meta-analysis is supported by the reported results?
- Which population and evidence synthesis best describe the 2023 influenza-vaccine study?
- A review of published reports found 73 patients with both COVID-19 and stroke across 28 studies. Which conclusion is best supported by this evidence?
- Among hospitalized patients described in the COVID-19-and-stroke review, which pre-existing conditions were most commonly reported?
- The COVID-19-and-stroke review reported that patients without identifiable pre-existing conditions were younger on average. What average age did it report for this subgroup?
- Which pattern of COVID-19 illness severity was described among patients hospitalized with both COVID-19 and stroke in the review?
- A patient with COVID-19 has no known vascular risk factors and develops stroke. Based on the COVID-19-and-stroke review, which inference is most justified?
- A meta-analysis of observational studies comparing plasma visfatin levels reported which finding in people with cerebrovascular accident?
- Which interpretation best reflects the evidence on visfatin and cerebrovascular accident?
- In patients with a left ventricular assist device, what was the pooled relative risk of any cerebrovascular accident in those with bloodstream infection compared with those without it?
- In the LVAD meta-analysis, which type of CVA had the larger reported relative risk associated with bloodstream infection?
- A clinician notes the association between bloodstream infection and CVA in LVAD recipients. What conclusion is warranted from the meta-analysis?
- How many studies were included in the systematic review of cardiac rehabilitation after cerebrovascular accident?
- In the cardiac-rehabilitation review, how were adverse events reported in the included poststroke studies interpreted?
- Which statement best summarizes functional outcomes across studies of cardiac rehabilitation after stroke?
- A stroke survivor has difficulty navigating, searching visually, and reading because of a homonymous visual field defect. Which anatomical location is most consistent with this deficit?
- Which set of everyday difficulties is specifically described in patients with poststroke homonymous hemianopia?
- Which set of approaches reflects the categories of non-drug rehabilitation methods reviewed for poststroke homonymous hemianopia?
- Which factors were identified as contributors to the higher long-term cerebrovascular risk described in head and neck cancer survivors treated with radiation?
- Which surveillance approach is emphasized in the review for head and neck cancer survivors exposed to radiation, given that carotid stenosis progresses over time?
- Which preventive strategy is consistent with the head and neck cancer survivorship review's approach to reducing cerebrovascular events?
- According to the head and neck cancer survivorship review, when should revascularization be considered in relation to carotid stenosis?
- A case report describes acute stroke in a pregnant woman with chronic hypertension and persistently severe, uncontrolled blood pressure. What is the most appropriate evidence-based interpretation of this report?