Travis Is Taking a New Medicine That Has a Side

question 38

Multiple Choice

Travis is taking a new medicine that has a side effect of disrupting his short-term storage. Based on this fact,you know that Travis will have difficultly recalling

• A) a photograph he saw less than a second ago.
• B) a phone number he heard 15 seconds ago.
• C) the multiplication tables he learned in third grade.
• D) how to ride his bicycle.

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Definitions:

Pleuritis

Inflammation of the pleura, the thin tissue layers that line the chest cavity and cover the lungs.

Thoracentesis

A medical procedure used to drain fluid or air from the pleural space around the lungs.

Fluid

A substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure; can be a gas or a liquid.

Pleura

The thin membrane that envelops the lungs and lines the inner surface of the chest wall, performing a crucial role in respiratory movement and protection.