A 67-year-old male patient arrives in theemergency department complaining ofprogressively worsening bouts of right legweakness. His wife notes that he is confused andoften has trouble forming words at these times,which typically last about a day. The right legweakness improves only slightly from instanceto instance, leaving him weaker each time.Because the symptoms are transient, he has putoff seeing a physician until now. His wife isworried that he might be having a stroke. Hereports having smoked a pack of cigarettes eachday for 45 years.• What surgical procedure will bescheduled?• What tests might the ED physician order toarrive at a diagnosis?• What are the possible diagnoses, andwhich is most likely?

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Phlebotomy Essentials

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Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting

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