A spasm in the feet or toe is called a carpopedal spasm. Carpopedal spasms are usually accompanied by numbness, tingling, or a âpins-and-needlesâ feeling. Muscle weakness, fatigue, cramping, twitching, and uncontrolled, purposeless, rapid movement are not an uncommon occurrence with carpopedal spasms either. Some common causes of spasms are: 1  Hypocalcemia (calcium deficiency) 2  Vitamin D deficiency. 3  Muscle cramps (Most often caused by sports or occupational muscle injury)
A remote terminal unit is a microprocessor-controlled electronic device that interfaces objects in the physical world to a distributed control system or SCADA system by transmitting telemetry data to a master system, and by using messages from the master supervisory system to control connected objects. Other terms that may be used for RTU is remote telemetry unit or remote telecontrol unit.
1 PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit) RNs work with patients immediately following surgical procedures and anesthesia. 2  They are responsible for close and regular assessment, monitoring patients for all life function and generally clearing a patient to another floor.