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A patient undergoes thyroid surgery, following which he develops perioral tingling. Blood calcium is 8.9 meq/L Next step is:

A

Vitamin D orally

B

Oral calcium alone.

C

Intravenous calcium gluconate and serial monitoring

D

Wait for calcium to decrease to <7.0 before talking further action

High-Yield Explanation

Ans. (b) Oral calciumRef: Bailey and Love 26th edition Page 762* A case of Mild Hypocalcemia presents with perioral tingling - Only Oral calcium is enough in this case

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