Pretend that a patient sustained an injury to her head in the region of the brai

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Pretend that a patient sustained an injury to her head in the region of the brainstem. Doctors suspect that the patient might have damage to the vagus nerve. If this is the case, what symptoms would you expect the patient to experience or exhibit? Edwin fell off a ladder while painting his house. He is numb in both his arms and his legs, but is otherwise stable. A neurosurgeon is planning on operating to reverse some of the effects of Edwin's injury. Given the information above, around which spinal nerve would the surgeon most likely find Edwin's spinal injury? The drug pseudoephedrine causes neurons to release norepinephrine (NE), which helps reduce mucus production. Given the role of NE in the autonomic nervous system, what side effects might be experienced by a person taking pseudoephedrine? Respond to 2 classmates,

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1) Patient sustained an injury to her head in the region of brainstem and patient might have damage to vagus nerve. Symptoms patient to experience or exhibit.

2) Which spinal nerve would the surgeon most likely find Edwin's spinal injury

3) What side effects might be experienced by a person taking pseudoephedrine?

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