A nurse is teaching a client who will be in a cast for 6 weeks following a fracture. The client asks, "What will happen to my muscles while I can't move my leg? How to the nurse red??

"The muscle tissue will die from lack of blood flow, similar to what happens during a heart attack."

"The muscle cells will change into a different type of tissue to adapt to not being used."

Hypertrophy may happen to this leg. Your muscles will actually get bigger and stronger

Intercostal pain