Which of the following is a condition in which the patient has difficulty articulating words because of the weakness due to a cerebrovascular accident?

A therapist is teaching a community education class on the prevention and treatment of a stroke.  The participants are asked to identify the early warning signs of a stroke.  Which of the following changes should the person seek medical attention?

It has been determined that your patient had occlusion of the middle cerebral artery.  You would expect to see the following in your patient:

When using an upper extremity air splint as an adjunct of your treatment, what should the inflate pressure be?

Alteration in tone is common following a stroke.  Immediately following a stroke, the patient will MOST commonly present with:

Which of the following is not a form of symbolic speech?

“In ________, the Supreme Court decided that public figures needed to demonstrate not only that a negative press statement about them was untrue but also that the statement was published or made with either malicious intent or reckless disregard for the truth.”

Which vitamin does the body manufacture from beta-carotene?

You are trying to push your stalled car. Although you apply a horizontal force of 400 N to the car, it doesn’t budge, and neither do you. Which force(s) must also have a magnitude of 400 N?

A 50-kg box is being pushed along a horizontal surface. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.35. What horizontal force must be exerted on the box for it to accelerate at 1.2 m/s2? [Hint: Draw the FBD and apply the condition for non-equilibrium in x-direction.]