You Have Been Called for a Patient Who Is Not

question 10

Multiple Choice

You have been called for a patient who is not feeling well. Assessment indicates an open airway, adequate breathing, and regular radial pulse. He states that his left arm is weak and has had a stroke in the past which caused paralysis in his right arm. He is also a diabetic and has not taken any insulin today because he is out of the medication. Vital signs are pulse 88, respirations 20, blood pressure 186/104, and SpO₂ 95% on home oxygen for his COPD. What assessment finding is most concerning to you?

• A) SpO₂ of 95% on 2 lpm of oxygen
• B) Elevated blood pressure
• C) Left arm weakness
• D) Possible blood glucose elevation

Comprehend the role of Hox genes in animal development and evolution.

Understand the concept of indeterminate and determinate cleavage in animal development.

Learn about the significance of blastopore development in classifying animals into deuterostomes and protostomes.

Grasp the concept of evolutionary development (evo-devo) and its significance in understanding the diversification of animal life.

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Definitions:

Stereoscopic Vision

Complete three-dimensional vision, or depth perception, from binocular vision and nerve connections that run from each eye to both sides of the brain, allowing nerve cells to integrate the images derived from each eye.

Arboreal Life

Describes the lifestyle of organisms that live in trees, involving adaptations for climbing and navigating through the forest canopy.

Limb Pattern

Refers to the spatial arrangement and morphological development of limbs in organisms, often studied in the context of evolutionary biology and embryology.

Arboreal Primates

Primates that spend most of their lives in trees, adapted to an arboreal lifestyle with specialized traits for climbing and swinging.