Your patient presents to the emergency room with a sudden onset of right sided weakness and the inability to talk. You are called to evaluate the patient. Your oral motor exam confirms a right-sided lower facial weakness. The eyes deviate to the left, the tongue deviates to the right on protrusion and the velum elevates on the left. Where is the lesion? _________________________Is the lesion bilateral or unilateral? __________________Would you expect language to be intact? _________________Would you expect speech to be intact?______________

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Phlebotomy Essentials

6th Edition

ISBN:9781451194524

Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting

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Your patient presents to the emergency room with a sudden onset of right sided weakness and the inability to talk. You are called to evaluate the patient. Your oral motor exam confirms a right-sided lower facial weakness. The eyes deviate to the left, the tongue deviates to the right on protrusion and the velum elevates on the left. Where is the lesion? _________________________Is the lesion bilateral or unilateral? __________________Would you expect language to be intact? _________________Would you expect speech to be intact?______________

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