You are on the scene of a domestic assault in which the female victim defended herself against further attack by stabbing her attacker. Your patient is a 36-year-old man who has been stabbed in the posterior thorax about 1 centimeter to the right of the spinous process of T6. Your assessment reveals loss of motor and sensory function on the right side distal to T6 but intact motor function with
some loss of sensation on the left side distal to T6. Which of the following best explains this patient's presentation?
A) "Pseudoneurologic" deficit to avoid being arrested
B) Brown-Séquard syndrome
C) Central cord syndrome
D) Autonomic hyperreflexia
B
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The maximum flame spread rating allowed of interior finish material is:
A) 100. B) 200. C) 300. D) 400.
Most major diagnostic categories (MDCs) are based on:
A) a particular organ system. B) number of diagnoses. C) age of the patient. D) health status of the patient.
When we speak of life in the sense of relationships, dreams, and expectations for the future, we are speaking of ____________________
a. biographical life b. active euthanasia c. biological life d. passive euthanasia
The system responsbile for blood flow and transport of nutrients to all body structures is the ________ system.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).