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Q4 Single choice

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 appropriate intervention?

  • A

    oral calcium gluconate

  • B

    intravenous rehydration with normal saline

  • C

    intravenous magnesium sulfate infusion

  • D

    blood transfusion

  • E

    reassurance and close observation

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