Practice Question
The nurse is assessing a patient with a magnesium level of 1.2 mg/dL and expects which finding related to the lab value?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Muscle tremors
Rationale:
🔹 Hypomagnesemia overstimulates the nervous system, which can manifest as tremors, tetany, seizures, and positive Chvostek’s/Trousseau’s signs.
🔹 Weakness and paralysis are more typical of hypermagnesemia, where the muscles become flaccid.
🔹 Hypotension can occur in hypermagnesemia due to vasodilation.
🔹 At very low magnesium, the main hallmark is neuromuscular hyperexcitability → tremors.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI MedSurg
- Answer Choices: 4