Questions: Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Exam, 8e ELSEVIER Exam-100 Mode 38 of 100 The nurse is caring for a client whose magnesium level is 3 mEq/L (1.5 mmol/L) and the client is being treated for the magnesium imbalance. The nurse interprets that the electrolyte imbalance is resolving if which signs or symptoms are no longer present? Select all that apply. Answer Options: 1. Tetany 2. Twitches 3. Chest pain 4. Hypotension 5. Muscular irritability Rationale, Strategy Submit

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The nurse is caring for a client whose magnesium level is 3 mEq/L (1.5 mmol/L) and the client is being treated for the magnesium imbalance. The nurse interprets that the electrolyte imbalance is resolving if which signs or symptoms are no longer present? Select all that apply.

Answer Options:

1. Tetany
2. Twitches
3. Chest pain
4. Hypotension
5. Muscular irritability

Rationale, Strategy

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Transcript text: Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Exam, 8e ELSEVIER Exam-100 Mode 38 of 100 The nurse is caring for a client whose magnesium level is 3 mEq/L (1.5 mmol/L) and the client is being treated for the magnesium imbalance. The nurse interprets that the electrolyte imbalance is resolving if which signs or symptoms are no longer present? Select all that apply. Answer Options: 1. Tetany 2. Twitches 3. Chest pain 4. Hypotension 5. Muscular irritability Rationale, Strategy Submit

Solution

The answer is: 1, 2, 5: Tetany, Twitches, Muscular irritability

Explanation for each option:

Tetany: Correct. Tetany is a symptom of hypomagnesemia (low magnesium levels). If the magnesium imbalance is resolving, tetany should no longer be present.
Twitches: Correct. Muscle twitches are also a symptom of hypomagnesemia. The resolution of the magnesium imbalance should alleviate muscle twitches.
Chest pain: Incorrect. Chest pain is not typically associated with magnesium imbalance. It is more commonly related to cardiac or respiratory issues.
Hypotension: Incorrect. Hypotension can be a symptom of hypermagnesemia (high magnesium levels), but it is not a direct indicator of resolving magnesium imbalance in this context.
Muscular irritability: Correct. Muscular irritability is another symptom of hypomagnesemia. If the magnesium levels are returning to normal, muscular irritability should decrease.

Summary: The nurse can interpret that the magnesium imbalance is resolving if the signs and symptoms of tetany, twitches, and muscular irritability are no longer present.

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