REWRITE the dialogue to make it therapeutic A patient left paraplegic after a car accident expresses his despair over his impaired functional level. The nurse answers, “Well you are just going to have to get used to other people helping you with your daily activities.  It could have been worse – you could have been killed in the accident.”

Basal Ganglia damage is always: Contralateral to the site of lesion Acquired rather than inherited Ipsilateral to the site of lesion Both 1 and 2

Patricia Savon is 34 years old. She has come to the clinic because of a general feeling of weakness and some difficulty walking. She also has had problems with her vision. When you bring Patricia to the examining room, she asks you to leave the door open because she is afraid of being shut inside. The physician does a physical examination on Patricia and orders some diagnostic tests. A possible diagnosis for Patricia is multiple sclerosis. 1. The fear that Patricia experiences is known as _______________. 2. Understanding Patricia’s fears, what type of nuclear imaging test will be ordered for her? 3. Patricia wants to know how nuclear imaging works; she is afraid of radiation. Explain to her how imaging devices work. 4. What additional instructions and information can you give Patricia regarding the test? 5. Are there other imaging tests that could be ordered for Patricia?

a medical assistant is preparing a referral slip for a patient who reports symptoms of vertigo. the medical assistant should refer the patient to which of the following specialists

Deep brain stimulation is a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Into which nucleus are the electrodes be inserted? Select all that apply       Substanita nigra     Subthalamus         Thalamus     Caudate     Globus pallidus interna       Globus pallidus externa       Putamen

Dr. Kis planning on conducting a study next semester. He is curious as to whether sleep deprivation is associated with poorer cognitive performance. For example, if you sleep poorly the night before a big exam, will you do worse? Dr. Kushner is especially curious about selective sleep deprivation, where people are kept from entering REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Using an electroencephalograph (EEG) to monitor brain waves, he plans to let participants sleep until they enter REM sleep and then wake them. After the participants are awake for one minute, Dr. K plans to let them return to sleep. As they enter REM sleep again, he will wake them again and follow the same procedure. He plans to do this through the entire eight-hour sleep session. The following morning, participants will be asked to take a sample SAT test. Dr. K plans to tell his participants that the reason he is waking them up during the night is to recalibrate the EEG machine. This would be an example of which of the…

The parasympathetic is also called the     Cranial system     Cranial /Sacral     Thoracic     Spinal

Local anesthesia can be achieved by injecting ______________ into the epidural space. Lidocaine Atropine Fentanyl Etomidate

Prior to a high jump performance a "movement plan" is developed by which of the following areas of the brain before being sent to spinal centers for modification     brain stem     cerebellum     cerebrum     hypothalamus

Formation of the cerebrospinal fluid occurs mainly in the arachnoid plexus of the ventricles in the brain True False