A client is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Which symptoms will the nurse most likely assess in this client?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
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.
Global Rationale: Muscle weakness and difficulty maintaining balance are manifestations of multiple sclerosis. Atrophy of the hands and legs, a slow shuffling gait, and progressive chorea are not manifestations of multiple sclerosis.
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