When developing the patient's care plan, the nurse considers that without proper intervention the muscles a patient who has been immobilized for 6 months are at risk of developing:
A) Hypertrophy
B) Atrophy
C) Osteoporosis
D) Fasciculation
Ans: B
Feedback: If a muscle is in disuse for an extended period of time, it is at risk of developing atrophy, which is the decrease in size. Hypertrophy is the increase in size of muscle. Osteoporosis is the loss of bone, and fasciculation is the involuntary twitch of muscle fibers.
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