Major Pulmonary Complications Occur in Patients Who Have Had a Stroke

question 29

Multiple Choice

Major pulmonary complications occur in patients who have had a stroke primarily due to which of the following residual effects?

• A)Poor trunk posture associated with the hemiparesis
• B)Muscular hypo- or hypertonicity associated with a stroke
• C)Facial and pharyngeal muscle weakness
• D)Physical inactivity

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