Author Question: You are getting the past medical history of a patient who suffered the sudden onset of right-side ... (Read 92 times)

crobinson2013 · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

You are getting the past medical history of a patient who suffered the sudden onset of right-side weakness. Which one of the following statements made by the patient should you recognize as increasing the patient's risk of stroke?

A) I take an aspirin every morning.
B) My blood pressure runs low.
C) I have a history of migraines.
D) I have an irregular heartbeat.

Question 2

For a person to make a fist, which one of the following must occur?

A) The central nervous system must send a message through the spinal cord and then to the peripheral nerves.
B) The central nervous system must send a message through the spinal cord and then to the autonomic nervous system.
C) The peripheral nervous system must send a message to the brain and then back through the peripheral nervous system.
D) The muscles must signal the brain to send a message through the autonomic nervous system.