A Soldier Returned Home from Active Duty in a Combat

question 4

Multiple Choice

A soldier returned home from active duty in a combat zone in Afghanistan and was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) .The soldier says,"If there's a loud noise at night,I get under my bed because I think we're getting bombed." What type of experience has the soldier described?

• A) Illusion
• B) Flashback
• C) Nightmare
• D) Auditory hallucination

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Definitions:

Edema

A medical condition characterized by the accumulation of excess fluid in the body's tissues, causing swelling.

Albumin

A protein commonly found in blood plasma that helps maintain blood volume and pressure by regulating osmotic forces.

Glomerular Capsule

The glomerular capsule is a cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine.

Nephron

The functional unit of the kidney, responsible for filtering blood and producing urine.