A Patient with Cerebral Infarction Is Experiencing an Acceleration of Symptoms

question 8

Multiple Choice

A patient with cerebral infarction is experiencing an acceleration of symptoms indicating death of cerebral tissue.The nurse would explain this acceleration as due to which pathophysiology?

• A)Increased concentration of sodium,chloride,and calcium in the brain cells
• B)Reduced ability of the macrophages to reach the site of injury
• C)Reduced concentration of magnesium and phosphorus in the brain cells
• D)Increased concentration of potassium in the brain cells

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Definitions:

Existential Instantiation

A logical operation that infers the existence of at least one individual satisfying a particular property from a general statement.

Universal Instantiation

A logical rule of inference that allows one to deduce a particular instance from a universal statement, essentially moving from a general statement to a specific example.

Existential Generalization

A logical inference rule stating that if something is true for some member of a domain, then it is true that there exists something in that domain for which the proposition holds.

Quantifier Negation

The process of changing the quantifier in a statement, such as from "all" to "not all," to negate its original meaning.