A friend of the nurse expresses concern that her son has been awoken in the middle of the night with severe cramping of a calf muscle.The son is a football player and he has been working out at 2-5 p.m.practices every day in the heat of August.Which of the following statements by the mother indicates that the friend might need more information concerning muscle spasms?
A) "I've told my son to point his toes upward and gently massage the calf muscle."
B) "My son must not be drinking enough fluids, or he wouldn't be getting leg cramps."
C) "I have my son take a multi-vitamin every day to help replenish calcium and
Other minerals."
D) "I send three 64-ounce bottles of Gatorade and water with my son to practice
Every day."
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