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The nurse is assessing a 48-year-old client diagnosed with 4.Dysphagia is a common problem of clients diagnosed with multiple
multiple sclerosis. Which clinical manifestation warrants sclerosis,and this places the client at risk for aspiration pneumonia. Some clients
immediate intervention? diagnosed with multiple sclerosis eventually become immobile and are at risk for
pneumonia.
1. The client has scanning speech and diplopia.
2. The client has dysarthria and scotomas.
3. The client has muscle weakness and spasticity. 1. These are clinical manifestations of multiple sclerosis and are expected.
4. The client has a congested cough and dysphagia. 2. These are expected clinical manifestations of multiple sclerosis.
3. These are expected clinical manifestations of multiple sclerosis.
The client newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) 1.The exact cause of MS is not known,but there is a theory stating a slow virus is
states, "I don't understand how I got multiple sclerosis. Is partially responsible. A failure of apart of the immune system may also beat fault.
it genetic?" On which statement should the nurse base the A genetic predisposition involving chromosomes 2, 3, 7, 11, 17, 19, and X may be
response? involved.
1. Genetics may play a role in susceptibility to MS, but
the disease may be caused by a virus. 2. There is some evidence supporting a genetic component involved in developing
2. There is no evidence suggesting there is any MS.
chromosomal involvement in developing MS. 3. A specific gene has not been identified to know if the gene is recessive or
3. Multiple sclerosis is caused by a recessive gene, so dominant.
both parents had to have the gene for the client to get MS. 4. The X chromosome, not the Y chromosome,may be involved.
4. Multiple sclerosis is caused by an autosomal dominant
gene on the Y chromosome,so only fathers can pass it on.
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Multiple Sclerosis NCLEX
Review | Complete
Questions, Answers &
Rationales | Nursing Exam
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The nurse is assessing a 48-year-old client diagnosed with 4.Dysphagia is a common problem of clients diagnosed with multiple
multiple sclerosis. Which clinical manifestation warrants sclerosis,and this places the client at risk for aspiration pneumonia. Some clients
immediate intervention? diagnosed with multiple sclerosis eventually become immobile and are at risk for
pneumonia.
1. The client has scanning speech and diplopia.
2. The client has dysarthria and scotomas.
3. The client has muscle weakness and spasticity. 1. These are clinical manifestations of multiple sclerosis and are expected.
4. The client has a congested cough and dysphagia. 2. These are expected clinical manifestations of multiple sclerosis.
3. These are expected clinical manifestations of multiple sclerosis.
The client newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) 1.The exact cause of MS is not known,but there is a theory stating a slow virus is
states, "I don't understand how I got multiple sclerosis. Is partially responsible. A failure of apart of the immune system may also beat fault.
it genetic?" On which statement should the nurse base the A genetic predisposition involving chromosomes 2, 3, 7, 11, 17, 19, and X may be
response? involved.
1. Genetics may play a role in susceptibility to MS, but
the disease may be caused by a virus. 2. There is some evidence supporting a genetic component involved in developing
2. There is no evidence suggesting there is any MS.
chromosomal involvement in developing MS. 3. A specific gene has not been identified to know if the gene is recessive or
3. Multiple sclerosis is caused by a recessive gene, so dominant.
both parents had to have the gene for the client to get MS. 4. The X chromosome, not the Y chromosome,may be involved.
4. Multiple sclerosis is caused by an autosomal dominant
gene on the Y chromosome,so only fathers can pass it on.
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