Blog

A patient with a right MCA stroke exhibits profound left-sided neglect, failing to dress the left side of their body and drawing all the numbers of a clock on the right side. They insist nothing is wrong. Why do right-hemisphere lesions produce more severe neglect syndromes than left-hemisphere lesions?

A veteran with PTSD is undergoing a novel therapeutic trial where they are asked to recall a traumatic memory while being administered propranolol (a beta-adrenergic antagonist). What is the neurobiological rationale/hypothesis for this treatment?

You are evaluating two patients with gait instability. Patient A worsens dramatically when eyes are closed (Romberg positive) and has absent Achilles reflexes. Patient B has equal instability with eyes open or closed and reports room-spinning vertigo. What are the most likely neurological impaired sites for Patient A and Patient B?

Following a traumatic brain injury, a patient is medically cleared but exhibits significant impulsivity, poor judgment, and an inability to follow a home exercise program. Which region of the brain is most likely affected?

A 32-year-old male sustains a stab wound resulting in a right-sided T10 spinal cord hemisection (Brown-Séquard syndrome). Which of the following constellations of physical exam findings is most consistent with this injury?

I have 345 mL of a 1.5 M NaCl solution. If I boil the water until the volume of the solution is 250 mL, what will the molarity of the solution be?

A nurse teaches a group of nursing students about nurse practice acts in each state. The nurse describes which of the following as the main function of the State Nurse Practice Act?

If I add 25 mL of water to 125 mL of a 0.15 M NaOH solution, what will the molarity of the diluted solution be?

Thank you for your incredible patience with the Canvas hack and the shifting schedules. I know it’s been a whirlwind, and I’m so proud of how this class handled the curveballs. Click “Submit” below and go have a great rest of your day! 

During assessment, the nurse notes a break in the skin oozing drainage from the patient’s abscess and identifies that this finding represents which element of the chain of infection?