The nurse is explaining the difference between Bell's palsy and trigeminal neuralgia to a nursing assistant. What should the nurse include as characteristics of Bell's palsy? (Select all that apply.)
a. Drooling
b. Facial droop
c. Sudden onset
d. Airflow sensitivity
e. Sensitivity to temperature
f. Loss of taste over anterior part of tongue
ANS: A, B, F
Patients with Bell's palsy have a facial droop, variable symptom onset, changes in taste, and drooling. C. D. E. Patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) experience sudden onset and temperature and airflow sensitivity.
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