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panfilo

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A patient states, I'm going to have a positron emission tomography (PET) scan. What are the doctors going to learn from it? The best reply would be that they focus on:
 
  a. identifying structures like tumors and scars..
  b. highlighting activity in various portions of the brain..
  c. outlining the structures of the brain more clearly..
  d. providing data to support new treatment modalities..

Question 2

In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, mental illness was viewed with:
 
  a. fear
  b. indifference
  c. repulsion
  d. reverence


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
PET scanning allows for the imaging of brain activity and function with the use of an injected radioactive substance that travels to the brain and shows up as a bright spot on the scan.

Answer to Question 2

A
During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, mental illness was viewed with fear. Affected individuals were thought to be influenced by the moon.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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:D TYSM

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