A patient is 2 days post left CVA  and has just been moved from the ICU to a stroke unit.  When you arrive to begin your examination, you find his speech slow and hesitant.  He is limited to one or two words and his expressions are awkward and arduous. However he demonstrates good comprehension. His difficulties are consistent with:

A 75 year old male patient who is 10 days post CVA ambulates with a large base quad cane. The patient presents with left neglect and diminished proprioception. Which of the following actions is most appropriate to ensure the patient safety?

A 45 year old female patient who has left hemiplegia post CVA is referred for orthotic examination. Significant results of manual muscle testing inlcude: hip flexion 3+/5, hip extension 3/5, knee flexion 3+/5, knee extension 3+/5, ankle dorsiflexion 2/5, and ankle inversion and eversion 1/5. Sensation is intact and no abnormal tone is noted. Which of the following orthoses is the MOST appropriate for this patient?

A 78-year old male patient status post cerebellar infarct completes the 10-meter walk test in your session.  He demonstrated an improvement of .15 m/s as compared to his previous session.  You noted he had 3 episodes of loss of balance requiring contact guard, and caught his left foot 2 times during the test.  How you would provide knowledge of results feedback to this patient about your findings?

Relations should be designed such that their tuples will have as few NULL values as possible. This is the basis behind the ______principle of relation schema design.

Convert the following units: 3500 mL = ______  L       

A patient is to receive 6 mg of lorazepam for agitation.  The dosage strength available is 4 mg per mL.  How many milliliters will the nurse administer? 

Convert the following units: 55 kg = _______ lbs     

Missense mutations in cell growth regulator proteins can result in which of the following diseases?

Solve for x: 4/8 = x/10