A patient with hypocalcemia is having carpopedal spasms. What is this called?
A) Mendhelson's sign
B) Trousseau's sign
C) Chvostek's sign
D) Jone's sign
Ans: B
Feedback: In overt tetany, the signs include bronchospasm, laryngeal spasm, carpopedal spasm
(flexion of the elbows and wrists and extension of the carpophalangeal joints and dorsiflexion of the feet), dysphagia, photophobia, cardiac dysrhythmias, and seizures. A positive Trousseau's sign or a positive Chvostek's sign suggest latent tetany. Mendhelson's sign and Jone's sign are detractors for this question.
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