adult health

Question 1

Parkinson symptoms:

Answer 1

Key motor signs include resting tremors, muscle rigidity, akinesia, and postural
instability (TRAP).

Question 2

Promote mobility and prevent falls:

Answer 2

Teach
clients with Parkinson disease techniques to overcome freezing gait (marching in place,
stepping over imaginary lines) and implement fall precautions.

Question 3

Preventing aspiration and malnutrition:

Answer 3

Clients
with Parkinson disease and ALS are at high risk for aspiration and malnutrition due to dysphagia.
Recommend small, frequent meals with soft or
pureed foods in small bites.

Question 4

Levodopa-carbidopa:

Answer 4

Instruct clients to avoid
taking levodopa-carbidopa with meals that are high in protein, which can reduce absorption.

Question 5

ALS complications:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Answer 5

Clients with ALS are at risk for life-threatening complications like respiratory failure
and aspiration due to progressive muscle weakness affecting breathing and swallowing.