The Patient with Meningitis Who Has a Positive Brudzinski Sign

question 5

Multiple Choice

The patient with meningitis who has a positive Brudzinski sign will:

• A) Flex the hips when the neck is flexed by the nurse.
• B) Will not be able to extend the flexed leg fully because of hamstring pain.
• C) Resist efforts of the nurse to flex his or her neck.
• D) Flex the big toe upward and fan out the other toes.

Explain how the body adapts to variations in oxygen availability.

Discuss the role of surfactant in lung function and the implications of its deficiency.

Recognize the physiological responses and adaptations to high altitude.

Understand the impact of pH and temperature on oxygen and carbon dioxide transport in the blood.

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