You are assessing the muscle tone of a 10-year-old admitted with muscular dystrophy. You assess with movement that the patient's muscle has a greater-than-normal tone. How will the nurse document this finding?
A) Tonus
B) Flaccid
C) Atonic
D) Spastic
Ans: D
Feedback: A muscle with greater-than-normal tone is described as spastic. Soft and flabby muscle tone is defined as atonic. A muscle that is limp and without tone is described as flaccid. The state of readiness known as muscle tone (tonus) is produced by the maintenance of some of the muscle fibers in a contracted state.
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