A patient has difficulty with mathematical calculations. Which area of the brain is most likely involved with this problem?
a. frontal lobe
b. parietal lobe
c. temporal lobe
d. occipital lobe
e. brainstem
f. cerebellum
B
The parietal lobe is involved with mathematical calculations, as well as proprioception and sensory information.
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A) Free T4 (thyroxine) B) TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) C) ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) D) Calcium
When the nurse enters a patient's room to administer a medication, he calls out from the bathroom telling her to leave his medication on the bedside table
He reassures her that he will take the medication as soon as he is finished. How should the nurse proceed? 1) Inform the patient that she will return when he is finished in the bathroom. 2) Wait outside the bathroom door until the patient is ready for the dose. 3) Withhold the dose until the next administration time later in the day. 4) Document that the dose was omitted in the medication administration record.
The most widely used system of measurement is the
A. decimal system. B. apothecary system. C. metric system. D. household system.
A new grandfather is marveling over his 12-hour-old newborn grandson. Which statement indicates that the grandfather needs additional education?
1. "I can't believe he can already digest fats, carbohydrates, and proteins." 2. "It is amazing that his whole digestive tract can move things along at birth." 3. "Incredibly, his stomach capacity was already a cupful when he was born." 4. "He will lose some weight but then miraculously regain it by about 10 days."