A patient with a suspected stroke arrives at the emergency department at 7:10 p.m. The stroke team ensures that a comprehensive neurologic assessment using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is completed and that brain imaging is performed by which time?
A. 7:20 p.m.
B. 7:30 p.m.
C. 7:40 p.m.
D. 7:50 p.m.
Correct answer is option B. 7:30 p.m. Explanation: Within 20 minutes of the patient's arrival, a comprehensive neurologic assessment should be completed and brain imaging should be performed. That would be 7:30 p.m. for this patient.
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