While Performing a Lumbar Discectomy, the Surgeon Asks for a Leksell

question 14

Multiple Choice

While performing a lumbar discectomy, the surgeon asks for a Leksell. You hand him a:

• A) Retractor
• B) Rongeur
• C) Clamp
• D) Periosteal elevator

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Definitions:

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality into fantasy and delusions, and a sense of mental fragmentation.

DSM-IV

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), is a manual published by the American Psychiatric Association that outlines the standard criteria for the classification and diagnosis of mental disorders.

Daily Activities

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Agoraphobia

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