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Mr. Narco Lepsey was evaluated by neurologist after complaining of weakness and lethargy. The neurologist tells the patient that he has a neuromuscular disorder caused by inflammation and destruction of the myelin sheath around the peripheral nerves. Which disorder matches this description?

A patient has recently had a chest tube placed anteriorly in the third intercostal space and is connected to an underwater seal drainage system with suction. You observed that one of the side holes of the chest tube is outside the chest wall. Correct statements about the situation include which of the following:I. the RT should remove the chest tubeII. the tube should be clamped immediatelyIII. the chest tube should be placed in 2 cm of sterile waterIV. a tension pneumothorax will developV. a new chest tube will need to be placed

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be found during the inspection and palpation of a patient with flail chest?I. paradoxical chest movementII. chest wall abrasionsIII. equal chest excursionIV. splinting during inspirationV. increased tactile fremitus

A patient with a neuromuscular disorder is evaluated in the ED after reporting increasing shortness of breath and difficulty in clearing secretions. The patient was admitted to monitor any progression of symptoms or decline in respiratory function. Which of the following will be the best method to assess the adequacy of the patient’s respiratory muscle strength?

Why is Calixta alone at the beginning of “The Storm”?

Why does Mr. Oakhurst send Tom to get help in Poker Flat instead of going for help himself?

How is Bierce’s piece “The Difficulty of Crossing a Field” prophetic (a prophecy) to what happens to Bierce? Also, tell what you think happens to Mr. Williamson, the planter, in Bierce’s short story.

In “The Wonderful Tar Baby Story,” where does Brer Rabbit convince Brer Fox to “throw” him?

In “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” where does the action of the work begin?

This author’s name may mean “two fathoms deep.”