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tfester · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A 10-year-old child has been playing soccer and sustains a closed head injury in a collision with another player. The parent states that the child was unconscious for 5 minutes.

Upon admission to the emergency department, the child has difficulty breathing. What area of the brain will have developed cerebral edema?
A) Thalamus
B) Cerebellum
C) Pituitary
D) Medulla oblongata

Question 2

Benzodiazepines with half-lives longer than 24 hours will take ____________ days for steady-state serum levels.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word