NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS

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Generalized muscle weakness
A
Asthenia
B
Hypometria
C
Nystagmus
D
Dsyarthria
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term asthenia refers to physical weakness or a lack of energy. Asthenia can affect specific body parts, or it may affect the entire body. Asthenia is not a disease, but it is a common sign of many different acute and chronic medical conditions. Asthenia can also develop as a side-effect of certain medications.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asthenia, also known as weakness, is the feeling of body fatigue or tiredness. A person experiencing weakness may not be able to move a certain part of their body properly. Asthenia may also result in a lack of energy to move certain, or even all, parts of the body, and can also cause mental fatigue.

Detailed explanation-3: -Muscle weakness is commonly due to lack of exercise, ageing, muscle injury or pregnancy. It can also occur with long-term conditions such as diabetes or heart disease. There are many other possible causes, which include stroke, multiple sclerosis, depression, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME).

Detailed explanation-4: -Asthenia, is an ill-defined condition characterized by generalized weakness and usually involving mental and physical fatigue.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the past, the terms “asthenia” and “weakness” were used to describe a subjective sensation of tiredness, while the specific term “fatigue” was used to describe a symptom of tiredness precipitated by effort. However, the terms are now often used in the same context.

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