Danny Is Undergoing a Health Assessment

question 74

Multiple Choice

Danny is undergoing a health assessment. What should the clinician do that would most likely result in an accurate assessment of Danny's weight?

• A) Ask Danny how much he weighs.
• B) Use a scale that is calibrated and checked for accuracy.
• C) Measure Danny's weight three times and take an average of the measurements.
• D) Use a bathroom scale to weigh Danny.

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Definitions:

Split-Brain

A condition, typically resulting from surgery to treat severe epilepsy, in which the connection between the two hemispheres of the brain is severed.

Corpus Callosum

The large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.

Left Visual Field

The left visual field is the part of the environment that is visible to the left eye when looking straight ahead, involving the processing of visual information mainly by the right hemisphere of the brain.

Right Visual Field

The right half of the visual world that is processed by the left hemisphere of the brain, involved in tasks such as reading and object recognition.