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Surgery Parathyroid & Adrenal Glands 4afbf723

Post operative hypoparathyroidism related hypocalcemia usually presents with in

A
48 hours
B
10 days
C
10 weeks
D
6 month
High-Yield Explanation
(A) (48 hours) (762- Bailey & Love 26th)Parathyroid insufficiency - the incidence of permanent hypoparathyroidism should be less than 1% and most cases present dramatically 2-5 days after operation, but very rarely, the onset is delayed for 2-3 weeks or if a patients with marked hypocalcaemia is asymptomatic

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