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mwit1967

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A female patient is diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. Upon physical assessment, the nurse notices her left eyelid is drooping. The nurse's notes would document this as ___________ of the eyelid.
 
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A ___________ is a diagnostic procedure used to identify lesions by observing the flow of radiopaque dye through the subarachnoid space and is similar to a lumbar puncture.
 
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nathang24

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ptosis

Ptosis is a medical term for drooping eyelid.

Answer to Question 2

myelogram

Myelogram is commonly used to identify lesions in the intradural or extradural compartments of the spinal canal.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
:D TYSM

parker125

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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