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Which clinical findings are consistent with hypocalcemia? (Select all that apply)

Constipation

Trousseau's sign

Positive Chvostek's sign

Muscle spasms

Shortened QT interval

Answer and Explanation

Correct Answer : B,C,D

(A) Constipation: Hypocalcemia causes increased GI motility, leading to diarrhea, not constipation.

(B) Trousseau's sign: Carpal spasm when inflating a BP cuff is a classic sign of hypocalcemia.

(C) Positive Chvostek’s sign: Facial twitching when tapping the facial nerve suggests hypocalcemia.

(D) Muscle spasms: Hypocalcemia increases neuromuscular excitability, leading to spasms and cramps.

(E) Shortened QT interval: Hypocalcemia prolongs the QT interval, while hypercalcemia shortens it.

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Explanation

Prerenal

Intrarenal

Postrenal

Severe Dehydration

Sepsis

CHF (Congestive Heart Failure)

Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN)

Gentamicin (Aminoglycoside antibiotic toxicity)

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

Renal Calculi (Kidney Stones)

Severe Dehydration: Prerenal

Decreased blood flow to the kidneys due to low volume.

Sepsis: Prerenal

Hypotension from systemic infection reduces kidney perfusion.

CHF (Congestive Heart Failure): Prerenal

Reduced cardiac output leads to inadequate renal perfusion.

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Postrenal

Urinary outflow obstruction causes back pressure on the kidneys

Renal Calculi (Kidney Stones): Postrenal

Blockage in the urinary tract prevents urine excretion, leading to kidney damage.

Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN): Intrarenal

Direct injury to kidney tubules due to ischemia or toxins.

Gentamicin (Aminoglycoside antibiotic toxicity): Intrarenal

Causes nephrotoxicity, damaging renal tubules directly.

A. Phenotype B. Chromosome C. Genotype D. Allele

Correct Answer is A

Explanation

(A) Phenotype: Represents observable traits such as height, eye color, and blood type.

(B) Chromosome: Structure carrying genetic information, not a trait.

(C) Genotype: The genetic makeup, not the observable characteristics.

(D) Allele: Different versions of a gene, but not the overall appearance.

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