A 65-Year-Old Amn Is Brought to the Emergency Department After

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Multiple Choice

A 65-year-old amn is brought to the emergency department after he passed away 30 minutes ago. He was shaving his bear and felt a lightheadedness while shaving around his neck. He has a same episode befor when a physician in ER tried to put a neck collar, blood pressure was 70/40 mm Hg and pulse was 45/min during that episode.  Past medical history is significant for hypertension and diet-controlled diabetes mellitus.  The patient is a lifetime nonsmoker and drinks alcohol on social occasions.  On physical examination, his blood pressure is 125/72 mm Hg and pulse is 76/min without orthostatic changes.  Stimulation of afferent sensory fibers in which of the following nerves is most likely responsible for this patient's symptoms?

• A)Accessory
• B)Glossopharyngeal
• C)Hypoglossal
• D)Trigeminal
• E)Vagus

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