When Teaching the Patient with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

question 12

Multiple Choice

When teaching the patient with newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis (MS) about the disease, the nurse explains that

• A) MS is a congenitally acquired illness that causes progressive neurologic deterioration.
• B) impulses travel too fast over nerves that have lost their myelin coat and cause overstimulation of muscle fibers.
• C) autoimmune processes cause gradual destruction of the myelin sheath of nerves in the brain and spinal cord.
• D) antibodies are produced against acetylcholine receptors at the synapse and result in blocked muscle contraction.

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Definitions:

Disposable Income

The cash pile households can utilize for their spending and savings needs after income taxes are handled.

MPC

Marginal Propensity to Consume, which represents the ratio of change in consumer spending to a change in household income.

MPS

The marginal propensity to save, which is the proportion of an increase in income that is saved rather than spent on consumption.

Disposable Income

Funds at households' discretion for savings and spending pursuits after the deduction of income taxes.