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CHANGE to diphenhydramine. A nurse is given an order to give promethazine 25mg IVP administered slowly over 15 minutes. They have available a 50mg/mL vial of promethazine and know that they must dilute the dose to prevent tissue damage and irritation. According to hospital policy they must dilute the promethazine to 1.25mg/mL with NS. How many milliliters (mL) of NS must the nurse add to the promethazine dose to dilute it to 1.25mg/mL? Please round the final answer to one decimal place, except no trailing zeros.   [x] mL

Which structures contribute to the extrapyramidal system?       #181: IV-C

#31  IV-D People with cerebral palsy typically present with spastic dysarthria.   Bob administers a motor speech evaluation consisting of an oral-mechanism exam, the Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment-2, and records a  speech sample.  The results of the evaluation indicate severe impairment with limited ability to compensate.  Speech intellgibility to an unfamiliar listener is judged to be < 20%.  What would be the best intervention to improve communication?

Using the Boston Classification System what type of aphasia is characterized as fluent, relatively intact AC, impaired repetition 

#10 IV-C If the site of lesion identified on imaging was the superior parietal lobe how would you interpret the functional impact

If the SLP  choses  language targets, sets the agenda for therapy, and has a relatively structures session which approach do you suspect they are using? 

#174 While performing a swallowing evaluation on a resident at a local nursing home, your patient states “I don’t have trouble swallowing.  I’m just old.”  Which of the following symptoms is not  considered normal in the aging swallow?

#88 IV-D What do we look for to determine the range of possible values for an unknown number (such as a test taker’s true score), computed in such a way as to have a specified probability of including the unknown number?

Which list encompasses instructional vocabulary? 

Which assessment of the swallow is recommended to examine aspiration, laryngeal penetration, movement of BOT and symmetry of structures?