Jim is a 65 year old obese male with a history of hypertensi…
Jim is a 65 year old obese male with a history of hypertension treated with HCTZ and Atenolol, DM type 2 treated with Metformin, and PVD treated with an exercise program. He had a 75 second suspected seizure while at Kroger’s. Bystanders report that he had left head turning, left arm flexion, and then generalized shaking. He is brought to your ED. On arrival, he is alert and oriented x4. He tells you he has no history of seizures. What is the first test that you would order?
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A 64 year old woman is being evaluated in the emergency department 30 minutes after she suddenly developed right hemiparesis and aphasia while visiting her husband in the hospital. Her blood pressure is 150/90 mmHg, her serum glucose is 104. Her NIHSS is 13. A non-contrast head CT shows no evidence of hemorrhage. A CT angiogram shows occlusion of the M1 segment of the left MCA. She is about to be transferred to a nearby comprehensive stroke center for mechanical thrombectomy. Before being transferred, which of the following medications should be administered?
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Question 6 (10 Points) A bucket of sand (8 kg total) is whirled in a vertical circle. The length of the rope plus the bucket is 1.3 meters. What is the minimum speed that the bucket must move so that the sand does not spill out of the bucket? The bucket is now rotated at a speed of 6.5 m/s. What is the tension of the rope at the top of the circle? What is the tension of the rope at the bottom of the circle?
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