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RODY.ELKHALIL

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Carl has a high fever and appears disoriented. He has difficulty following his nurse's instructions to sit up and drink some water. He yells things to people who are not there, and he is difficult to understand.
 
  When his fever subsides, he no longer exhibits these symptoms. Carl's behavior is consistent with a diagnosis of
   a) delirium.
   b) Parkinson's disease.
   c) Alzheimer's disease.
   d) multi-infarct dementia.

Question 2

Computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are similar in that they both provide information about
 
  a) electrical activity in the brain.
   b) glucose utilization in the brain.
   c) infections in cerebrospinal fluid.
   d) anatomical structures in the brain.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d



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