The Nurse Is Assessing the Extremities of a Client with Buerger's

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing the extremities of a client with Buerger's disease.What clinical manifestation does the nurse correlate with this disease?

• A) Reddened, with diminished distal pulses
• B) Cold and pale, with proximal bounding pulses
• C) Cyanotic, with decreased deep tendon reflexes
• D) Brownish discoloration, with pitting edema

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially neutral signal that, through association with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually elicits a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that elicits a natural, reflexive response without the need for prior conditioning.

Minimal Effects

Changes or impacts that are barely noticeable or have little to no significant influence on the overall condition or outcome.

Stimulus-Substitution Theory

Pavlov’s view that the pairing of the conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (UCS) allows the CS to elicit the unconditioned response (UCR) as the conditioned response (CR).