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Whichv7bodyv7systemv7isv7responsiblev7forv7conservingv7energyv7andv7bodyv7r
esourcesv7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔ Parasympatheticv7nervousv7system
whichv7systemv7respondsv7tov7stressv7byv7preparingv7thev7bodyv7tov7defendv7its
elfv7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔ Sympatheticv7nervousv7systemv7(SNS)
howv7isv7bloodv7flowv7redistributedv7byv7thev7sympatheticv7nervousv7systemv7
(SNS)v7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
bloodv7flowv7tov7thev7musclesv7isv7increasedv7whilev7bloodv7flowv7tov7GIv7an
dv7integumentaryv7isv7decreased
howv7arev7primaryv7brainv7injuriesv7classifiedv7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
focalv7orv7diffusev7(akav7multifocal)
focalv7brainv7injuriesv7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
specific,v7grosslyv7observablev7brainv7lesionsv7thatv7occurv7inv7av7precisev7lo
cationv7
Epiduralv7andv7subduralv7hemorrhages
diffusev7brainv7injuriesv7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
includev7brainv7injuryv7duev7tov7hypoxia,v7meningitis,v7encephalitis,v7andv7d
amagev7tov7bloodv7vessels
,Thev7brainv7isv7confinedv7inv7av7limitedv7spacev7sov7increasedv7pressurev7canv7c
ausev7collateralv7dysfunction:v7Diabetesv7Insipidusv7(ADHv7notv7secretedv7th
usv7polyuria)
autonomicv7hyperreflexiav7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔ affectedv7atv7thev7t5-
t6v7levelv7orv7above;v7characterizedv7byv7paroxysmalv7HTNv7(upv7tov7300v7mm
Hgv7systolic),v7av7poundingv7headache,v7blurredv7vision,v7sweatingv7abovev7t
hev7levelv7ofv7thev7lesionv7withv7flushingv7ofv7thev7skin,v7nasalv7congestion,v7na
usea,v7piloerectionv7causedv7byv7pilomotorv7spasm,v7andv7bradycardiav7(30-
40v7beats/min)
locationv7ofv7lesionsv7inv7casesv7ofv7autonomicv7hyperreflexiav7-
v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
individualv7mostv7likelyv7tov7bev7affectedv7havev7lesionsv7atv7thev7T5-
T6v7levelv7orv7above
sequencev7ofv7eventsv7thatv7leadv7tov7hyperreflexiav7inducedv7bradycardiav7-
v7correctv7answer✔ ✔ bradycardiav7(30-
40bpm)v7isv7av7sxv7ofv7hyperreflexia
Stimulationv7ofv7thev7carotidv7sinusv7-->vagusv7nervev7--
>sinoatrialv7(SA)v7node.v7Thev7intactv7ANSv7reflexivelyv7respondsv7withv7anv7
arteriolarv7spasmv7thatv7increasesv7bloodv7pressure.v7Baroreceptorsv7inv7thev7c
erebralv7vessels,v7thev7carotidv7sinus,v7andv7thev7aortav7sensev7thev7HTNv7andv7
stimulatev7thev7PNS.v7Thev7heartv7ratev7decreases,v7butv7thev7visceralv7andv7per
ipheralv7vesselsv7dov7notv7dilatev7becausev7efferentv7impulsesv7cannotv7passv7t
hroughv7thev7cord
,Alzheimer'sv7diseasev7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
leadingv7causev7ofv7dementiav7andv7onev7ofv7thev7mostv7commonv7causesv7of
v7severev7cognitivev7dysfunctionv7inv7olderv7adults
whatv7arev7thev7greatestv7riskv7factorsv7forv7Alzheimer'sv7diseasev7-
v7correctv7answer✔ ✔ age,v7familyv7history
whatv7arev7thev7proposedv7protectivev7factorsv7forv7Alzheimer'sv7diseasev7-
v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
lowv7caloriev7diets,v7estrogenv7replacementv7atv7timev7ofv7menopause,v7NS
AIDs,v7physicalv7activity,v7antioxidants,v7thev7presencev7ofv7apoE2
whatv7geneticv7susceptibilityv7testsv7arev7usedv7tov7screenv7forv7early-
onsetv7ADv7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
PSENv71v7(presenilin)v7onv7chromosomev714,v7PSENv72,v7andv7APPv7(amyl
oidv7precursorv7protein)v7onv7chromosomev721
Whenv7canv7av7specificv7diagnosisv7ofv7ADv7bev7givenv7-v7correctv7answer✔
✔ postmortemv7examination
whatv7isv7thev7singlev7greatestv7riskv7factorv7forv7strokev7-v7correctv7answer✔
✔ hypertensionv7(87%v7ofv7occurrences)
, whatv7arev7commonv7riskv7factorsv7forv7strokev7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
arterialv7HTN,v7insulinv7resistancev7andv7DM,v7elevatedv7cholesterolv7orv7lo
wv7highv7densityv7lipoproteinv7(HDL),v7elevatedv7lipoprotein-
v7Av7level,v7hyperhomocysteinemia, v7congestivev7heartv7diseasev7andv7PVD,v
7asymptomaticv7carotidv7stenosis,v7polycythemia v7andv7thrombocythemia, v7
a-
fib,v7postmenopausalv7hormonev7therapy,v7highv7sodiumv7intakev7abovev7230
0mg,v7lowv7potassiumv7intakev7lessv7thanv74700mg,v7smoking,v7lackv7ofv7phys
icalv7activity,v7obesity,v7chronicv7sleepv7deprivation
whichv7autoimmunev7diseasev7typicallyv7presentsv72-
4v7weeksv7followingv7av7bacterial/viralv7infectionv7suchv7asv7respiratoryv7orv7
GIv7illnessv7(ex:v7flu)v7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔ Guillain-Barrev7syndrome
Describev7thev7progressionv7ofv7Guillain-Barrev7symptomsv7-
v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
typicalv7firstv7manifestationsv7arev7numbness,v7pain,v7paresthesias,v7orv7we
aknessv7inv7thev7limbs.v7Paresis/paralysisv7mayv7presentv7inv7anv7ascendingv7p
attern
whenv7canv7improvementv7bev7expectedv7withv7Guillain-Barrev7-
v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
weaknessv7usuallyv7plateausv7orv7improvesv7byv7thev74thv7weekv7inv790%v7of
v7cases
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Whichv7bodyv7systemv7isv7responsiblev7forv7conservingv7energyv7andv7bodyv7r
esourcesv7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔ Parasympatheticv7nervousv7system
whichv7systemv7respondsv7tov7stressv7byv7preparingv7thev7bodyv7tov7defendv7its
elfv7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔ Sympatheticv7nervousv7systemv7(SNS)
howv7isv7bloodv7flowv7redistributedv7byv7thev7sympatheticv7nervousv7systemv7
(SNS)v7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
bloodv7flowv7tov7thev7musclesv7isv7increasedv7whilev7bloodv7flowv7tov7GIv7an
dv7integumentaryv7isv7decreased
howv7arev7primaryv7brainv7injuriesv7classifiedv7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
focalv7orv7diffusev7(akav7multifocal)
focalv7brainv7injuriesv7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
specific,v7grosslyv7observablev7brainv7lesionsv7thatv7occurv7inv7av7precisev7lo
cationv7
Epiduralv7andv7subduralv7hemorrhages
diffusev7brainv7injuriesv7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
includev7brainv7injuryv7duev7tov7hypoxia,v7meningitis,v7encephalitis,v7andv7d
amagev7tov7bloodv7vessels
,Thev7brainv7isv7confinedv7inv7av7limitedv7spacev7sov7increasedv7pressurev7canv7c
ausev7collateralv7dysfunction:v7Diabetesv7Insipidusv7(ADHv7notv7secretedv7th
usv7polyuria)
autonomicv7hyperreflexiav7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔ affectedv7atv7thev7t5-
t6v7levelv7orv7above;v7characterizedv7byv7paroxysmalv7HTNv7(upv7tov7300v7mm
Hgv7systolic),v7av7poundingv7headache,v7blurredv7vision,v7sweatingv7abovev7t
hev7levelv7ofv7thev7lesionv7withv7flushingv7ofv7thev7skin,v7nasalv7congestion,v7na
usea,v7piloerectionv7causedv7byv7pilomotorv7spasm,v7andv7bradycardiav7(30-
40v7beats/min)
locationv7ofv7lesionsv7inv7casesv7ofv7autonomicv7hyperreflexiav7-
v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
individualv7mostv7likelyv7tov7bev7affectedv7havev7lesionsv7atv7thev7T5-
T6v7levelv7orv7above
sequencev7ofv7eventsv7thatv7leadv7tov7hyperreflexiav7inducedv7bradycardiav7-
v7correctv7answer✔ ✔ bradycardiav7(30-
40bpm)v7isv7av7sxv7ofv7hyperreflexia
Stimulationv7ofv7thev7carotidv7sinusv7-->vagusv7nervev7--
>sinoatrialv7(SA)v7node.v7Thev7intactv7ANSv7reflexivelyv7respondsv7withv7anv7
arteriolarv7spasmv7thatv7increasesv7bloodv7pressure.v7Baroreceptorsv7inv7thev7c
erebralv7vessels,v7thev7carotidv7sinus,v7andv7thev7aortav7sensev7thev7HTNv7andv7
stimulatev7thev7PNS.v7Thev7heartv7ratev7decreases,v7butv7thev7visceralv7andv7per
ipheralv7vesselsv7dov7notv7dilatev7becausev7efferentv7impulsesv7cannotv7passv7t
hroughv7thev7cord
,Alzheimer'sv7diseasev7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
leadingv7causev7ofv7dementiav7andv7onev7ofv7thev7mostv7commonv7causesv7of
v7severev7cognitivev7dysfunctionv7inv7olderv7adults
whatv7arev7thev7greatestv7riskv7factorsv7forv7Alzheimer'sv7diseasev7-
v7correctv7answer✔ ✔ age,v7familyv7history
whatv7arev7thev7proposedv7protectivev7factorsv7forv7Alzheimer'sv7diseasev7-
v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
lowv7caloriev7diets,v7estrogenv7replacementv7atv7timev7ofv7menopause,v7NS
AIDs,v7physicalv7activity,v7antioxidants,v7thev7presencev7ofv7apoE2
whatv7geneticv7susceptibilityv7testsv7arev7usedv7tov7screenv7forv7early-
onsetv7ADv7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
PSENv71v7(presenilin)v7onv7chromosomev714,v7PSENv72,v7andv7APPv7(amyl
oidv7precursorv7protein)v7onv7chromosomev721
Whenv7canv7av7specificv7diagnosisv7ofv7ADv7bev7givenv7-v7correctv7answer✔
✔ postmortemv7examination
whatv7isv7thev7singlev7greatestv7riskv7factorv7forv7strokev7-v7correctv7answer✔
✔ hypertensionv7(87%v7ofv7occurrences)
, whatv7arev7commonv7riskv7factorsv7forv7strokev7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
arterialv7HTN,v7insulinv7resistancev7andv7DM,v7elevatedv7cholesterolv7orv7lo
wv7highv7densityv7lipoproteinv7(HDL),v7elevatedv7lipoprotein-
v7Av7level,v7hyperhomocysteinemia, v7congestivev7heartv7diseasev7andv7PVD,v
7asymptomaticv7carotidv7stenosis,v7polycythemia v7andv7thrombocythemia, v7
a-
fib,v7postmenopausalv7hormonev7therapy,v7highv7sodiumv7intakev7abovev7230
0mg,v7lowv7potassiumv7intakev7lessv7thanv74700mg,v7smoking,v7lackv7ofv7phys
icalv7activity,v7obesity,v7chronicv7sleepv7deprivation
whichv7autoimmunev7diseasev7typicallyv7presentsv72-
4v7weeksv7followingv7av7bacterial/viralv7infectionv7suchv7asv7respiratoryv7orv7
GIv7illnessv7(ex:v7flu)v7-v7correctv7answer✔ ✔ Guillain-Barrev7syndrome
Describev7thev7progressionv7ofv7Guillain-Barrev7symptomsv7-
v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
typicalv7firstv7manifestationsv7arev7numbness,v7pain,v7paresthesias,v7orv7we
aknessv7inv7thev7limbs.v7Paresis/paralysisv7mayv7presentv7inv7anv7ascendingv7p
attern
whenv7canv7improvementv7bev7expectedv7withv7Guillain-Barrev7-
v7correctv7answer✔ ✔
weaknessv7usuallyv7plateausv7orv7improvesv7byv7thev74thv7weekv7inv790%v7of
v7cases
