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ATI Medical Surgical Nursing, Care of Patients with Problems of the Peripheral Nervous System
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The nurse recognizes which pathophysiologic feature as a hallmark of Guillain-Barré syndrome? a. Nerve impulses are not transmitted to skeletal muscle. b. The immune system destroys the myelin sh... eath. c. The distal nerves degenerate and retract. d. Antibodies to acetylcholine receptor sites develop. ANS: B In Guillain-Barré syndrome, the immune system destroys the myelin sheath, causing segmental demyelination. Nerve impulses are transmitted more slowly but remain in place. Antibodies are not developed. The nerves do not degenerate and retract. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering REF: p. 987 TOP: Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity (Physiological Adaptation—Pathophysiology) MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing Process (Assessment) [Show More]
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