Steve has had a stroke and comes to you for follow-up today. On examination you find that he has increased muscle tone, some involuntary movements, an abnormal gait, and a slowness of response in movements. He most likely has involvement of which of the following?
A) The corticospinal tract
B) The cerebellum
C) The cerebrum
D) The basal ganglia
D) The basal ganglia
These findings are typical of disease in the basal ganglia.
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A geriatric patient is started on an antihypertensive medication. The nurse explains to the patient to be careful when changing positions. Why is this precaution necessary?
1. Geriatric patients have visual problems. 2. Geriatric patients have joint disease. 3. Geriatric patients' hearing problems change their balance. 4. Geriatric patients experience postural hypotension.
While performing a physical assessment, the nurse notices the client has a significant pallor. The nurse knows this is most likely due to which cause?
a. intravascular defects c. lack of production of RBCs b. infection d. tissue injury
A lesbian woman tells her nurse that she has begun to work for a new company. The woman's biggest fear is that her new employer will find out about her sexual orientation. Why is this woman afraid of this discovery?
1. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act was passed into law. 2. It is still legal in many states to fire a lesbian on the basis of sexual orientation. 3. Fortune 500 companies have not enacted antidiscrimination workplace regulations for sexual orientation. 4. No state prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
An infant is separated from his parents for a few minutes while the nurse weighs him. The infant seems distressed and looks around for the mother. The mother soothes the infant then the nurse is through weighing him
This type of attachment between mother and baby is most likely which of the following types of attachment? a. avoidant c. secure b. disorganized d. strange