A patient is scheduled for a rhizotomy. What is the potential outcome of this procedure?
A) Decreased muscle spasms
B) Control of severe pain
C) Control of seizure activity
D) Control of hyperemesis
Ans: B
Feedback: Rhizotomy, the surgical division of the spinal roots, is an ablative procedure used for controlling the severe chest pain of lung cancer and for pain relief in head and neck malignancies.
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a. the same b. different
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A) Partial-rebreathing mask B) Nonrebreathing mask C) Venturi mask D) Simple mask