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Question:
A patient with hyperparathyroidism is included in the graduate nurse’s assignment today. Which of the following symptoms, if reported by the patient to the nurse, would alert the nurse to a complication from the disease?
A
Sudden pain in the lower back and anxiety.
explanation
Positive Trousseau’s sign, tingling or numbness, and muscular twitching would be considered normal. Sudden pain in the lower back and anxiety seems to indicate kidney stones, a complication of hypercalcemia.
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