Upon admission to an acute stroke unit a patient needs to have a number of physiological parameters monitored.
Which five of these physiological parameters is most important to optimise the patient’s brain recovery?
Q. Which five of these physiological parameters is most important to optimise the patient’s brain recovery? (Select 5)
- Blood pressure and heart rate
- Respiratory rate and oxygen saturations
- Body temperature
- Glasgow Coma Scale
- Blood glucose (BM)
These are the top five but the others are important during admission. The rest of the module will focus on these five physiological measurements.
- Calf circumference
- Chest x-ray
- Body weight
- Falls assessment
- Waterlow score
- Nutritional Assessment
- Water swallow test
Page last reviewed: 28 Jan 2021
