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newbem

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When the seriousness of craniocerebral trauma is assessed, it is important to remember that
 
  a. heavy scalp bleeding indicates serious trauma.
  b. open injuries are always more serious than closed injuries.
  c. signs and symptoms may not occur until several days after the trauma.
  d. trauma to the frontal lobe is more significant than to any other area.

Question 2

Asthma is a chronic illness and requires life-long management by patients and clinicians to achieve the goals of therapy. The signs and symptoms of this disease are primarily attributable to what pathophysiological process?
 
  A) Acute inflammation of the patient's hyperresponsive airway
  B) Hypersecretion of mucus by goblet cells in the upper airway
  C) Misinterpretation of chemoreceptor signals by the pons and medulla
  D) Autoimmune destruction of the mucosa in the patient's upper airway



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Answer to Question 1

C
If a patient who has been conscious for several days after head injury loses consciousness or develops neurological signs and symptoms, a subdural hematoma should be suspected.

Answer to Question 2

A



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