The spinal cord injury located on one side of the cord causing an increase or decrease in sensation on the same side of the injury is termed
A) anterior cord syndrome.
B) spinal shock.
C) complete spinal cord injury.
D) Brown-Sequard syndrome.
D
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a. 6 months b. 7 months c. 8 months d. 9 months
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A) Provide nutritious meals three times a day. B) Give foods that have the same consistency. C) Encourage careful chewing. D) Encourage visitors during mealtime.
A nurse is caring for a patient who develops dyspnea that does not improve with oxygen therapy and nebulizer treatment. The nurse immediately calls the patient's primary health-care provider. This type of communication is called
1. Upward. 2. Bilateral. 3. Horizontal. 4. Downward.