The nurse is concerned that a patient recovering from a thyroidectomy is developing hypocalcemia. What findings did the nurse use to come to this conclusion?
Select all that apply.
1. heart rate 88 and regular
2. complaints of fingers tingling
3. contraction of the facial muscle
4. asked when the foot numbness would go away
5. carpal spasm with blood pressure measurement
Correct Answer: 2, 3, 4, 5
Manifestations of hypocalcemia include numbness and tingling around the mouth and in the hands and feet. Muscle spasms of the face such as the Chvostek sign, which is the contraction of the facial muscles, and Trousseau sign, which is a carpal spasm induced by inflating a blood pressure cuff, also occur.
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