The nurse is assisting in the care of a client with pheochromocytoma who has been experiencing clinical manifestations of hypermagnesemia. When evaluating the client, the nurse determines that the client's status is returning to normal if he no longer exhibits which of the following?

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Areflexia (absence of reflexes) is a sign of hypermagnesemia, not hypomagnesemia. The normalization of magnesium levels would lead to the return of normal reflexes, indicating improvement. Tetany, tremors, and muscular excitability are more commonly associated with low magnesium levels.

The Nurse Is Assisting in the Care of a Client