Question 31
A 43 year old woman has fallen from a horse and has paralysis of the legs She has full movement at the shoulder and wrist but is unable to flex or abduct/adduct her fingers What is the most likely vertebral level of the spinal injury1?
Question 32
A 50 year old woman with longstanding severe asthma presents with a four day history of diarrhoea and vomiting An imbalance of which hormone is most likely to be causing this clinical picture'?
Question 33
You are discussing physiology of the body compartments and distribution of body water while teaching nurse practitioners.
Which extracellular fluid compartment is most likely to contain the most water?
Question 34
A 30 year old woman attends the ED with a worsening headache and tight periorbital pain over the last (ew hours You suspect cavernous sinus thrombosis Her right eye has ptosis, mydriasis and is deviated laterally and downward Which nerve is most likely to be affected?
Question 35
A 67 year old woman is being treated for haematemesis Within a few minutes of starting transfusion of packed red cells she reports dizziness, breathlessness, tingling of her lips and develops a maculopapular rash What type of hypersensitivity reaction is most likely to be occurring?