Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 69%
Simulated
A client presents to the emergency department with complaints of numbness and weakness which began in the feet and has progressed symmetrically in an ascending pattern through the bilateral lower extremities. The nurse understands that this pattern most closely fits which neurological disorder?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
The ascending pattern of numbness and weakness is characteristic of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, an autoimmune attack on peripheral nerves.