The nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on a 39-year…
The nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on a 39-year-old with a history of diabetes. The client is alert, oriented x 3, and moving all extremities spontaneously. Appropriate mood and affect. Strength is 5/5 upper and lower extremities bilaterally. The nurse notes that the client is unable to feel vibrations on the great toe or ankle bilaterally, but she can feel vibrations on both patellae. Identify the likely cause of this finding.