You are transporting a male patient to the hospital for an evaluation after a possible seizure when you notice the patient's loss of consciousness. His muscles start to contract so that he is arching his back. This best describes the ________ phase of a generalized seizure.
A) hypertonic
B) postictal
C) clonic
D) tonic
Question 2
Your male patient complaining of abdominal pain describes his pain as a dull, crampy sensation that is making him nauseous. The patient is most likely describing ________ pain.
A) visceral
B) referred
C) somatic
D) parietal
Schematic of an automated external defibrillator (AED) attached to a patient.
Male Skeleton
Patient teaching: male genetalia assessment
Health care - patient-centered
Patient health history form.
A histologic slide showing the sponge-like architecture of a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.