A Patient Has Been Admitted with Acute Confusion and Other

question 31

Multiple Choice

A patient has been admitted with acute confusion and other focal neurologic signs.The practitioner is going to perform a lumbar puncture.What is an abnormal finding in the cerebrospinal fluid?

• A) Clear and colorless
• B) Glucose of 60 mg/dL
• C) Protein of 20 mg/dL
• D) 30 red blood cells

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Definitions:

Abrasion

The process of wearing down or rubbing away materials through mechanical action, often seen in geological contexts.

Scraping

the process of removing material from a surface using a hard edge or object.

Gouging

The process of making grooves or marks in a surface, often related to glacial activity in geological contexts.

Cirque

An open-sided, bowl-shaped depression formed in a mountain, commonly at the head of a glacial valley; produced by erosion of a glacier.