Your client has returned from a parathyroidectomy and must be monitored for hypocalcemia. The nurse should assess for:
A)
muscle cramps, tingling, tetany.
B)
flaccid paralysis.
C)
bradycardia and weight loss.
D)
hypotension and headache.
A
Explanation:
A)
These symptoms result when insufficient ionized calcium causes excitability of the neuromuscular tissues. Paralysis or muscle weakness would indicate hypercalcemia. Weight loss and headache are not necessarily seen with hypocalcemia.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
B)
These symptoms result when insufficient ionized calcium causes excitability of the neuromuscular tissues. Paralysis or muscle weakness would indicate hypercalcemia. Weight loss and headache are not necessarily seen with hypocalcemia.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
C)
These symptoms result when insufficient ionized calcium causes excitability of the neuromuscular tissues. Paralysis or muscle weakness would indicate hypercalcemia. Weight loss and headache are not necessarily seen with hypocalcemia.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
D)
These symptoms result when insufficient ionized calcium causes excitability of the neuromuscular tissues. Paralysis or muscle weakness would indicate hypercalcemia. Weight loss and headache are not necessarily seen with hypocalcemia.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
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