Which one of these instructions to a patient with possible stroke indicates proper assessment for an arm drift?
A) "Hold out your arms and count to 10 while keeping your eyes open."
B) "Grab my fingers and squeeze with both hands as hard as you can for 5 seconds, and I mean squeeze hard."
C) "Raise your hands above your head and close your eyes while counting backward from 20."
D) "Close your eyes and hold your arms straight out for 10 seconds."
D) "Close your eyes and hold your arms straight out for 10 seconds."
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The descending spinal cord tract that controls all voluntary muscle movement of the body is the:
a. Lateral corticospinal tract b. Vestibulospinal tract c. Reticulospinal tract
Which one of the following describes an advantage of computerized documentation?
A) A computerized reporting system is less expensive initially when compared to a system using handwritten PCRs. B) A computer system does not need special maintenance; a system using written run reports does. C) Large amounts of data can be stored and retrieved much easier than with the written PCR. D) There is much less documentation involved with electronic systems than with written reports.
________ can show the specific brain activity associated with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following terms is used to describe coughing up blood-streaked sputum?
a. Hematemesis b. Hemoptysis c. Hemolysis d. Hemostasis