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Neuromusculoskeletal System

A client is to have a parotidectomy to remove a cancerous lesion. For which postoperative complication that may be permanent should the nurse monitor?

ExplanationD. The facial nerve may be damaged during surgery. Drooping of the area results from loss of muscle tone. A. A tracheostomy is not a complication. B. This is also called auriculotemporal syndrome; it may follow infection and suppuration of the parotid gland; it is not a surgical complication. C. The parotid is a salivary gland; its removal will decrease salivation.