Which assessment finding would be expected in a patient in the early stage of HD?
a. Cogwheel rigidity
b. Irritability
c. Apraxia
d. Aphasia
B
Personality changes are often evident in increased irritability in early HD. The distracters are seen in Parkinson's disease or dementia.
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1. The presence of slight pitting, no obvious distortion. 2. Deep pitting, obvious distortion. 3. Pitting is obvious, extremities are swollen. 4. Moderate amount of edema.
8 cups = _____ fluid oz
a. 32 b. 64 c. 48 d. 16
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A client is receiving an opioid antagonist. The nurse would closely monitor the client for which of the following?
A) Cramps B) Sweating C) Low blood pressure D) Skin inflammation