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The Nurse Taking the Blood Pressure of a Patient Who

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The nurse taking the blood pressure of a patient who had a total thyroidectomy 2 days earlier notes that the patient's hand goes into a carpopedal spasm; the nurse recognizes this movement as an indication of:


A) Hyperkalemia, called the Allen sign
B) Hypernatremia, called the Hogan sign
C) Hypocalcemia, called the Trousseau sign
D) Hypokalemia, called the Chvostek sign

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