Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 83%
Simulated
The client diagnosed with ParkinsonÔÇÖs disease (PD) is being admitted with a fever and patchy infiltrates in the lung fields on the chest x-ray. Which clinical manifestations of PD would explain these assessment data?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Difficulty swallowing and immobility (B) in PD increase aspiration risk, leading to pneumonia, which presents as fever and lung infiltrates. Other manifestations are less directly related to pulmonary complications.