Top/o means __________.

HPI: This 76-year-old patient comes in accompanied by his wife for consultation on possible left eyelid surgery.   He is status post proton beam irradiation for meningioma.   He is concerned about the complete ptosis on the left side.  When he lifts his eyelid up, he is aware of diplopia.  He does have some dry eye symptoms on the left only with mucus production in the morning and occasional foreign body sensation. This patient’s chief complaint is:

Somatic pertains to _______________.

A:   Advanced dry macular degeneration, right greater than left.   Pseudophakia. Explain this doctor’s professional judgment of the patient’s progress.   What characterizes this patient’s two conditions?

Which of the following provides an accurate description of the patient’s social connections?

Cognitive therapy may be a helpful treatment plan for a patient suffering from delusions of persecution.

Dysphasia refers to _______________.

Spondylosyndesis is a/an _______________.

Which of the following is a term for a stiff muscle?

CC:         Patient reports delusions of persecution.  A suspicious demeanor and other signs of paranoid process have been observed.  Sleep has been difficult.  Patient reports tremors and rigidity of muscles in neck and shoulders and worries about Parkinson’s disease.  Demands an MRI for detection. The patient reports difficulty with sleep.  What type of drug may be prescribed to induce sleep?