A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department Following a Motor

question 30

Short Answer

A patient is brought to the emergency department following a motor vehicle accident. The patient jerks away from the nurse attempting to start an IV in the right arm and says, "Bring me my book. I need to eat." When asked what happened in the accident, the patient looks frantically from nurse to nurse and says, "I have a dog." Calculate the patient's Glasgow Coma Scale score.

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Definitions:

Plasma Membrane

The phospholipid bilayer that surrounds cells, controlling the movement of substances in and out of the cell, thereby maintaining its internal environment.

Actively Transports

The process of transporting materials through cellular barriers against the direction of concentration differences, necessitating the use of energy.

Active Transport

The migration of molecules from a lower concentration zone to a higher concentration zone across a cell's membrane, an action that requires energy.

Concentration Gradient

The gradual difference in the concentration of solutes in a solution between two regions, often leading to the movement of molecules along the gradient during diffusion.