While Searching Through Old Records of Patients at the Mental

question 99

Multiple Choice

While searching through old records of patients at the mental hospital you come across one with a notation "Lobotomy performed on 2/3/52." Because you are not sure what this means, you ask the staff. What are they likely to tell you?

• A) The patient had to be tied to the bed to reduce violent outbursts.
• B) Repeated electroconvulsive treatments were required to reduce the patient's stupor.
• C) A surgical procedure cut nerve tracts between the frontal lobes and the rest of the brain.
• D) As a last resort, the patient's stomach was pumped and his blood was purified in order to remove potentially harmful substances.

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Definitions:

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Subcutaneous Implanted Port

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Extravasation

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