A Therapist Is Administering Incentive Spirometry to a Patient Who

question 14

Multiple Choice

A therapist is administering incentive spirometry to a patient who demonstrates ptosis, diplopia, and a weak cough. The patient has a history of a minimal chronic respiratory disease. Which of the following disorders is likely affecting this patient?

• A) Guillain-Barré syndrome
• B) Becker muscular dystrophy
• C) Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• D) Myasthenia gravis

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