The most mobile vertebrae are the _______________ vertebrae
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
cervical
The cervical vertebrae are the most mobile because flexion and extension occur between the skull and C1.
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A) cells engulf and digest microbes that want to attach to cell membranes and destroy normal cell function. B) produce cells that will be the first responder cells to protect against cancer formation. C) stimulate the person's immune system so that he or she can kill his or her own cancer cells. D) stimulate bone marrow to produce large numbers of mature cells such as platelets and erythrocytes.
Which is the most appropriate guideline for a nurse who makes decisions about vaccines in the elderly?
A) Immunizations should be given until the person does not seem to respond to them anymore. B) Vaccines are more successful if the elderly person takes additional measures to improve their effectiveness. C) Vaccines can be less effective in the elderly because of age-related changes in the immune system in response to foreign antibodies. D) Immunizations should be continued although they may cause T-cell function to decline and result in a weaken response to their effectiveness.
Your patient reported each of the following facts when questioned about his family's health history. Which fact prompts you to question him further to determine if he might have a familial neurological disease?
a. His father was paralyzed at age 45 from a spinal cord tumor. b. His older brother has a seizure disorder. c. His grandfather died of complications related to diabetes. d. His grandmother had hypertension and died of complications resulting from a cerebrovascular accident.
A patient who has been taking linezolid [Zyvox] for 6 months develops vision problems. What will the nurse do?
a. Reassure the patient that this is a harmless side effect of this drug. b. Tell the patient that blindness is likely to occur with this drug. c. Tell the patient that this symptom is re-versible when the drug is discontinued. d. Tell the patient to take tyramine supple-ments to minimize this effect.