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rmenurse

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Dr. Cohen says to her patient, We believe there may be problems with the way your brain functions. We're going to do a test that uses a radioactive substance that we can trace as it's metabolized in your brain. What procedure is Dr. Cohen describing?
 
  a. Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery
  b. PET scan
 c. EEG
 d. CAT scan

Question 2

Unlike the Halstead-Reitan and the Bender-Gestalt Visual-Motor tests, EEGs and MRIs are ____.
 
  a. not administered to young children
  b. used to assess organic brain damage
  c. not administered to young children
  d. valid and reliable measures


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smrtceo

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c


rmenurse

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Excellent

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