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Define the following terms: A. Neurotoxin B. Neuropathology

A PPF can shift

Which of the following changes in the extracellular ion concentrations would be expected to hyperpolarize the cell? 

A patient has an order for Potassium Chloride (KCl) elixir  40 mEq.  KCl elixir is 20 mEq/tsp.  How many teaspoons will you administer (round to the nearest tenth if necessary)?

Complete a table/chart of the neurotransmitters. (Example table can be found on pages 421-422) Your table should include the following column headers: Neurotransmitter, Functional Class, Site of Secretion, Enhanced or Prolonged by, Inhibited or blocked by, Effects of Release, Pathology associated with (Disease). See the example below Neurotransmitter Functional Class Site of Secretion Enhanced or Prolonged by Inhibited or Blocked by Effects of Release Pathology Associated With Acetylcholine Excitatory Direct and Indirect action CNS PNS Nerve Gas Organophosphates/insecticides Botulism toxin, Barbituates Behavioral changes Alzheimer’s Disease

Before you submit this assignment please be sure that you have watched ALL of the Panopto Videos for week #3. Watching the complete content of these videos is mandatory for this hybrid course.      

A patient has an order for oral furosemide (Lasix) 60 mg.  The available Lasix tablets are 40 mg each and are scored.  How many tablets will you adminster?

Provide one regression and progression to an intervention that can be used when trying to improve Static Postural Control.

Mustang Maxx label.pdf You had some leftover Mustang Maxx that you put into a Gatorade bottle, which your neighbor’s child thought would be delicious and drank some. Which of the following should you do?

List the neuroglia of the CNS and their functions.