Cerebrovascular System Exam

1. Which of the following is TRUE about tension

type headache?

a. Felt a band or across the forehead

b. One-sided and throbbing
c. Caused by muscle tension in the back of the neck
d. All is TRUE
e. All is FALSE
2. A 30 years old woman came to pharmacy with a
chief complaint of severe headache. Which the
following is the patient talking about in mnemonics
“SAMPLE”?

a. Symptoms
b. Sign
c. Allergy
d. Past History
e. Event
3. What type of headache are serious or dangerous,
EXCEPT?

a. Bleeding around the brain

b. Meningitis and brain infections
c. Temporal arteritis
d. Brain tumours
e. Ice-pick headaches
4. Patient have one-sided headaches, very disabling, a red
watery eye on the affected side, a stuffy runny nose and
droopy eyelid, every day for a number of days or even
weeks. What is condition the patient have?

a. Tension type headache

b. Cluster headache
c. Migraine
d. Chronic daily headaches
e. Primary stabbing headache
5. Primary stabbing headaches are short, very
sudden and severe, usually last between 5 and 30
seconds.

a. TRUE
b. FALSE
6. How long duration of tension type headache
condition?
a. 30 minutes to 7 days
b. 8 days to 14 days
c. 1 hour to 2 hour
d. 3 days
e. 1 months
7. Which statement below is FALSE about TIA?

a. Temporary lack of blood to part of the brain

b. Tiny bleeds into the brain
c. Blood clotting problem
d. There are two main type of TIA, ischaemic and
haemorrhagic
e. Set of symptoms that last for less than 24 hours
8. A 72 years old man came to pharmacy with a chief
complaint of weakness in the left side. He has a 2
years diabetes. The pharmacist assessed him and
found that her speech is slurred, and this complaint
exists for 15 minutes. The blood pressure
measurement 142/80 mmHg. What is the ABCD2
score for this man?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
e. 7
9. What are the symptoms of a TIA or Stroke?

a. Weakness or clumsiness of a hand, arm, or leg

b. Difficulties with speech
c. Numbness or pins and needles of a part of the body
d. Only A
e. All is TRUE
10. A quick guide to recognize STROKE or TIA :

a. FAST (Face, Arm, Speech, Time)

b. FAST (Face, Arm, Smoke, Time)
c. FAST (Feel, Act, Smoke, Time)
d. FAST (Feel, Arm, Speech, Time)
e. None of above
11. Which of the following is a symptoms of a
migraine without aura?

a. Unilateral
b. Moderate or severe intensity of pain
c. Nausea and vomiting during migraine attacks
d. All is TRUE
e. All is FALSE
12. The pharmacist assess patient and found that her
face fallen on one side. Which the following is the
pharmacist assessment in mnemonics “FAST”?

a. Face
b. Arm
c. Speech
d. Time
e. None of above is TRUE
13. ABCD2 score can be used to assess the risk of
stroke. ABCD2 is :
a. Age, Blood glucose, Clinical feature, Duration,
Diabetes
b. Age, Blood glucose, Clinical feature, Duration,
Diabetes
c. Age, Blood cholesterol, Clinical feature,
Duration, Diabetes
d. Age, Blood pressure, Clinical feature, Duration,
Diabetes
e. Age, Blood pressure, Clinical feature, Diagnose,
Diabetes
14. Medication-induced headache can develop if take
painkiller more than a couple of days at a time.

a. TRUE
b. FALSE
15. What is an ischemic stroke?

a. A reduced blood and oxygen supply to a part of the

body, caused by a blood clot
b. Occur when the blood vessel bursts inside the brain
c. Temporary lack of blood to a part of the brain
d. Set of symptoms last for less than 24 hours
e. All is TRUE