The nursing instructor is discussing the incidence of stroke with her class of nursing students. The instructor would be correct in telling the students that hemorrhagic stroke accounts for what percentage of total strokes in the United States today?
A) 30%
B) 25%
C) 20%
D) 15%
Ans: D
Feedback: Strokes can be divided into two major categories: ischemic (85%), in which vascular occlusion and significant hypoperfusion occur, and hemorrhagic (15%), in which there is extravasation of blood into the brain or subarachnoid space.
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