ATI RN
ATI Medical Surgical Exam 1 Questions
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A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple sclerosis and reports a tightening feeling around their torso. Which of the following conditions should the nurse recognize this finding indicates?
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Rationale: The MS hug is a tightening sensation around the torso caused by intercostal muscle spasms due to spinal cord lesions in MS. Lhermitte's sign involves electric shock-like sensations, paroxysmal spasms are involuntary contractions, and trigeminal neuralgia causes facial pain, none of which match the torso tightening.
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