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The child with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy must push on his legs and "walk up the leg" in order to rise to a standing position.The nurse recognizes this characteristic behavior as _______________ maneuver.


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Incomplete Tetanus

A state of muscle contraction characterized by rapid cycles of contraction with partial relaxation in between.

Treppe

A phenomenon in muscle physiology where successive contractions become increasingly more forceful after several stimuli, often referred to as the "staircase effect."

Wave Summation

The phenomenon where muscle contractions become stronger due to the frequency of stimulation without allowing the muscle to fully relax between successive stimuli.

Treppe

A phenomenon observed in cardiac muscle, where successive stimuli result in increasingly stronger contractions, described as the "staircase effect."

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