A Patient Has Been Newly Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient has been newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) , and the nurse provides teaching about the medications for the disease. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

• A) "I may need to take additional drugs at times of acute relapse."
• B) "I will need to take medication indefinitely."
• C) "If medication is begun early, permanent remission can be achieved."
• D) "Some symptoms may need to be managed with symptom-specific drugs."

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Definitions:

Mortality Rate

The measure of the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.

Percent

A unit of measure equal to one hundredth of a total; a way to express fractions in a uniform way.

Rapid Eye Movement

A phase of sleep characterized by rapid movements of the eyes, dreaming, and bodily paralysis.

Brain-Wave Activity

The patterns of neuronal electrical activity recorded from the brain, measured by techniques such as EEG.