A nurse holds the client's relaxed arm with elbow flexed at a 90-degree angle, places a thumb over the appropriate tendon in the antecubital fossa, and strikes the thumb with the pointed end of the reflex hammer
What is the normal response for this deep tendon reflex?
a. Flexion of the left elbow
b. Pronation of the left forearm
c. Supination of the left arm
d. Extension of the left elbow
ANS: A
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