Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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Prompt 1: Explain in detail the different types of dementia.
Prompt 2: Explain in detail the difference between ischemic vs. hemorrhagic stroke.
Please correlate your responses to Rowena’s case
Rowena is an older woman. she has vascular dementia. In the morning she had a slurred speech and drooping face. She was hardly able to use her fork and dropped it while eating. She has had Hypertension for 20 years and high cholesterol. She had kidney stones as well 3 years ago.
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