A patient is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. What symptoms will the nurse most likely assess in this patient?
1. Muscle weakness
2. Difficulty maintaining balance
3. Atrophy of the hands and legs
4. Slow shuffling gait
5. Progressive chorea
Correct Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: Muscle weakness is a manifestation of multiple sclerosis.
Rationale 2: Difficulty maintaining balance is a manifestation of multiple sclerosis.
Rationale 3: Atrophy of the hands and legs is not a manifestation of multiple sclerosis.
Rationale 4: A slow shuffling gait is not a manifestation of multiple sclerosis.
Rationale 5: Progressive chorea is not a manifestation of multiple sclerosis.
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