What Technique Does the Nurse Use to Test Ankle Clonus

question 11

Multiple Choice

What technique does the nurse use to test ankle clonus?

• A) Strokes the lateral aspect of the sole of the patient's foot from heel to ball with a reflex hammer
• B) Supports the patient's knee in flexed position and sharply dorsiflexes the foot and maintains the flexion
• C) Plantar flexes the ankle and strikes the appropriate tendon of the ankle with the hammer.
• D) Everts the ankle and slowly moves the ankle into plantar flexion and quickly release the foot

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