A client with acute pancreatitus has an abnormally low serum calcium level. During a bath the nurse cleans the client's face with a cloth, and the lips, nose, and side of the face. When documenting this information the nurse would state that the patient's facial twitching indicates the presence of:
c) Chrostek's sign
d) Bell's palsey
Ans: c) Chrostek's sign
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