A patient undergoes thyroid surgery, following which he develops perioral tingling. Blood calcium is 8.9 meq/L Next step is:
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
Vitamin D orally
Oral calcium alone.
Intravenous calcium gluconate and serial monitoring
Wait for calcium to decrease to <7.0 before talking further action
Thyroid Gland