Question
Sign elicited (Arrow) as shown in Photograph indicate
A. Hypercalcemia
B. Hypocalcemia
C. Hypernatremia
D. Hyponatremia
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Correct Answer » B
Explanation
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Ans:B. Hypocalcemia
(Sign shown: Chvostek’s sign)
Clinical Signs elicited in Hypocalcemia
CHVOSTEK’S SIGN
- Elicitation: Tapping on the face at a point just anterior to the ear and just below the zygomatic bone
- Postitive response: Twitching of the ipsilateral facial muscles, suggestive of neuromuscular excitability caused by hypocalcemia.
TROUSSEAU’S SIGN
- Elicitation: Inflating a sphygmomanometer cuff above systolic blood pressure for several minutes
- Postitive response: Muscular contraction including flexion of the wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints,hyperextension of the fingers, and flexion of the thumb on the palm, suggestive of neuromuscular excitability
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