In order to check for Chvostek's sign, the nurse will:
1. ask the patient to grimace and note if response is symmetrical.
2. inflate a blood pressure cuff to systolic level and watch for carpopedal spasm.
3. tap the face over the facial nerve and watch for a spasm of the facial muscle.
4. check pupillary response to light and see if it accommodates and reacts.
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Spasm of the facial muscles is an indicator of low serum calcium levels.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 987
OBJ: 3 TOP: Hypocalcemia
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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