Following partial thyroidectomy a patient presents with signs and symptoms that you believe indicate his cervical sympathetic trunk was inadvertently transected during the procedure
Which of the following would not be consistent with your suspicion?
A) pupillary constriction
B) ptosis
C) inability to firmly close the eyelids
D) absence of sweating on the forehead
E) redness and increased temperature on the forehead
Ans: C
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A) coitus B) prepuce C) priapism D) phimosis
Traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, homeopathy, and naturopathy are all considered ________ medical systems.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In 1942, President Roosevelt kept baseball "front and center" by playing in a softball league that had its games on the White House lawn.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) ratio of 0.64 would indicate
A. that blood flow is higher than ventilation in this region of the lung. B. an ideal V/Q ratio for optimal gas exchange. C. that ventilation is higher than blood flow in this region of the lung. D. none of these answers is correct