Isky, a 65-year-old female, is admitted to the hospital after experiencing sudden weakness or and numbness on the right side or of her body, along with difficulty speaking. Isky has a medical history that includes hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and smoking. This type Which of stroke is Isky most likely experiencing based on the sudden onset of her symptoms?

Choice A reason: Retching is the involuntary attempt to vomit, involving abdominal muscle contractions without expelling stomach contents. The patient is actively expelling contents, which defines vomiting, not just the effort of retching, making this an incorrect term for documentation.

Choice B reason: Expectorate refers to coughing up and spitting out mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract. The patient is expelling stomach contents, not respiratory secretions, making expectorate an incorrect term for this gastrointestinal event.

Choice C reason: Regurgitation is the passive return of undigested food or liquid from the stomach or esophagus, often without force. The forceful expulsion of stomach contents described indicates vomiting, not regurgitation, making this an incorrect documentation term.

Choice D reason: Vomiting is the forceful expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth, driven by coordinated abdominal and diaphragmatic contractions. The patient’s active expulsion into a basin matches this definition, making vomiting the correct term for documentation.

Choice A reason: Platelet plug formation (activation, adhesion, aggregation) is a key hemostasis stage, initiating clotting. Hypercoagulability is a pathological state, not a normal stage, so this is incorrect as the exception.

Choice B reason: Blood coagulation, forming a fibrin clot, is a core hemostasis stage, stabilizing the platelet plug. Hypercoagulability is not a standard stage, so this is incorrect for the exception.

Choice C reason: Hypercoagulability is a pathological condition increasing clotting risk, not a normal hemostasis stage. Vessel spasm, platelet plug, and coagulation are standard stages, making this the correct exception.

Choice D reason: Vessel spasm (vasoconstriction) is the initial hemostasis stage, reducing blood flow to the injury. Hypercoagulability is not a stage, so this is incorrect as the exception.