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Dan was visiting his folks for Christmas and having a grand time. Suddenly, in the middle of singing a Christmas carol, his dad seemed to change abruptly. His speech started slurring, and he lost control of the right side of his body. He seemed very confused, although this came and went, and at some moments he seemed completely alert and aware. After some testing at the emergency room, Dan and his mom were informed that his dad had
 
  a. a stroke.
  b. Alzheimer's disease.
  c. Pick's disease.
  d. Korsakoff's syndrome.

Question 2

A common type of physiological assessment that measures heart rate is a(n)
 
  a. galvanic skin conductor.
  b. electroencephalogra m.
  c. electrocardiogram.
  d. neurochemical assessment.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c




madam-professor

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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