Which subjective symptom reported by the client should alert the nurse to the possibility of hypocalcemia?
A. "I have a bowel movement only every 2 to 3 days."
B. "Usually I wake up several times a night with painful cramps in my legs or feet."
C. "My rings and shoes are much tighter fitting at night than they are in the morn-ing."
D. "I notice that my heart seems to pound whenever I climb steps or drink a cup of coffee."
B
Extracellular calcium is an excitable membrane stabilizer. Irritable skeletal muscles, as manifested by twitches and cramps, are an indication of mild hypocalcemia.
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