A 19-Year-Old Man Comes to the Emergency Department After Being

question 146

Multiple Choice

A 19-year-old man comes to the emergency department after being stabbed in the right arm during a fight.  The patient has no chronic medical conditions.  Vital signs are within normal limits.  Examination of the right upper extremity shows a 4-cm laceration oriented transversely over the volar (flexor) surface of the proximal forearm.  The patient is taken to the operating room for surgical repair.  While exploring the wound, a nerve that courses between the flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus muscles is found to be transected.  Which of the following movements is most likely to be impaired in this patient?

• A)Adduction of the third and fourth digits
• B)Adduction of the thumb
• C)Extension of the metacarpophalangeal joints
• D)Extension of the wrist
• E)Opposition of the thumb
• F)Supination of the forearm

Understand the relationship between real and nominal interest rates and inflation.

Analyze the impact of interest rates on savings and investment decisions.

Understand the concept of the present value of future cash flows.

Grasp the effects of changes in interest rates on consumer behavior regarding borrowing and saving.

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