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sami 5....LASCRU..THIS IS FOR YOU - sami2004 - ArchivalUser - 09-26-2010
A 34-year-old male undergoes an uneventful excision
of a parathyroid adenoma. The following postoperative
day, he complains of numbness around
his lips.
Which of the following is the most likely cause
of this symptom?
(A) hypocalcemia secondary to
hypomagnesemia
(B) hypocalcemia due to acute renal failure
© hypocalcemia due to hungry bone
syndrome
(D) hypocalcemia due to inadvertent injury
to the recurrent laryngeal nerve
(E) postoperative hematoma of the neck
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-26-2010
© hypocalcemia due to hungry bone
syndrome
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-26-2010
the ans is c.
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-26-2010
c/
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-26-2010
C.
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-27-2010
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