Sanjeev Has Been Admitted to Intensive Care for Observation Following

question 1

Multiple Choice

Sanjeev has been admitted to intensive care for observation following a fall from a ladder. You are doing his observations and you note that his eyes are opening to speech, he appears confused and he's not obeying commands but moves to localised pain.
-You note that his blood pressure is 220/80 mmHg, his pulse is 52 bpm and his breathing pattern is erratic. What is the name given to these symptoms?

• A) McBurney's sign
• B) Cushing reflex
• C) Positive Q sign
• D) Braxton Hicks

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Definitions:

Very Recent Memories

Memories of events that have occurred in the immediate past, often within minutes to days.

Long-Term Potentiation

An increase in synaptic strength following high-frequency stimulation of a chemical synapse, important for learning and memory.

Synaptic Firing Potential

The likelihood or ability of neurons to transmit an electrical or chemical signal across the synapse to another neuron.

Priming

The psychological phenomenon in which exposure to a stimulus influences the response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention.