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tfester

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A 10-year-old child has been playing soccer and sustains a closed head injury in a collision with another player. The parent states that the child was unconscious for 5 minutes.
 
  Upon admission to the emergency department, the child has difficulty breathing. What area of the brain will have developed cerebral edema?
  A) Thalamus
  B) Cerebellum
  C) Pituitary
  D) Medulla oblongata

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Benzodiazepines with half-lives longer than 24 hours will take ____________ days for steady-state serum levels.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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tfester

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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