ATI LPN · Medical Surgical Nursing · Medical Surgical Nursing Neurological Disorders

A 29-year-old African American woman presents with bilateral facial weakness. This symptom developed over the course of a few hours and has never happened before. Upon further questioning, the patient reports seeing her pulmonologist every 6 months to follow her lung function and seeing her ophthalmologist annually for an eye exam. Neurological exam is significant for the patient being unable to smile, or raise her eyebrows. There is also an erythematous and tender nodule affecting the pretibial surfaces of both legs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain shows leptomeningeal enhancement. Which of the following is most likely the diagnosis in this patient?

Which ion has the greatest electrochemical driving force in a typical neuron with a resting membrane potential of -65 millivolts?

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Which action would be beneficial to a patient with a right brain stroke?

Which part of the nervous system is the focus of sobriety tests?