In Assessing a 70-Year-Old Patient Who Has Had a Recent

question 46

Multiple Choice

In assessing a 70-year-old patient who has had a recent cerebrovascular accident,the nurse notes right-sided weakness.What might the nurse expect to find when testing his reflexes on the right side?

• A)Lack of reflexes
• B)Normal reflexes
• C)Diminished reflexes
• D)Hyperactive reflexes

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Definitions:

Deadweight Loss

The lost economic efficiency when the equitable or allocatively efficient outcome is not achieved, often due to taxes, subsidies, or monopolies.

Excise Tax

A tax imposed on specific goods, services, or activities, usually to discourage their use or to raise revenue.

Elasticities

Measurements of how changing one economic variable affects others, such as how quantity demanded will change as a result of price changes.

Subsidy Benefit

Government-provided support to aid businesses, individuals, or sectors of the economy through financial help.