A client admitted to a local health care facility is to undergo surgery with spinal anesthesia. Which of the following is the nurse most likely to observe when caring for this client?
A) Moderate muscle relaxation
B) Loss of feeling in the lower abdomen
C) Hypotension as anesthesia deepens
D) Increase in the client's heart rate
Ans: B
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Spinal anesthesia involves the injection of a local anesthetic drug into the subarachnoid space of the spinal cord. There is a loss of feeling (anesthesia) and movement in the lower extremities, lower abdomen, and perineum. Spinal anesthesia is not known to increase a client's heart rate. Spinal anesthesia also does not cause hypotension or moderate muscle relaxation. Enflurane is a volatile liquid anesthetic that causes hypotension once it deepens. Halothane, which is a volatile liquid anesthetic, produces moderate muscle relaxation. Both halothane and enflurane are drugs used for general anesthesia.
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