A patient with congenital anisocoria would be expected to have pupils that:
A. do not respond to light.
B. are constricted and nonreactive.
C. are unequal in size.
D. dilate when exposed to light.
Answer: C. are unequal in size.
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A) "The diagnosis of alcoholism is applied to a person who drinks hard liquor, not beer or wine." B) "Surprisingly, in the late stages of their condition, persons with alcoholism are very functional and able to hold down a job and maintain good family relations." C) "Alcohol is classified as a drug on which the addict becomes psychologically dependent, not physically dependent." D) "Aside from the excessive amounts of alcohol, much of the health deterioration that accompanies alcoholism comes from malnutrition."
A health practitioner is interviewing a 6-year-old male child who is in Piaget's preoperational stage. Which of the following is characteristic of this stage?
A. The child views the world from his own perspective. B. The child is totally self-centered. C. The child tends to see things as either right or wrong. D. The child begins to develop abstract thought. E. The child sees adults as powerful and controlling.
Signs and symptoms of severe systemic hypothermia include all of the following except:
a. weak pulse b. coma c. shivering d. very slow respirations
What would the RQ equal if the volume of CO2 produced was 220 mL/min and the volume of O2 consumed was 300 mL/min?
a. 0.73 c. 0.66 b. 0.88 d. 1.36