A nurse is taking a health history on a new patient who has been experiencing unexplained paresthesia. What question should guide the nurses assessment of the patients altered sensations?
A) How does the strength in the affected extremity compare to the strength in the unaffected extremity?
B) Does the color in the affected extremity match the color in the unaffected extremity?
C) How does the feeling in the affected extremity compare with the feeling in the unaffected extremity?
D) Does the patient have a family history of paresthesia or other forms of altered sensation?
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