Question

A client with a diagnosis of pernicious anemia comes to the clinic and reports numbness and tingling in the arms and legs. What do these symptoms indicate?

A) Loss of vibratory and position sensesB) Neurologic involvementC) Severity of the diseaseD) Insufficient intake of dietary nutrients

Answer 1

The correct answer is option B) "Neurologic involvement".

Step-by-step explanation:

The disease of pernicious anemia could elicit neurologic symptoms that comes from a patient that suffered myelin degeneration and loss of nerve fibers. The neurologic symptoms include numbness and tingling in the arms and legs as well as paresthesias, weakness, clumsiness, and an unsteady gait. When a patient suffers with any of these symptoms is considered that she or he has pernicious anemia with a neurologic involvement.