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What do the Chvostek sign and the Trousseau sign indicate?
 
  a. Low levels of serum calcium
  b. High levels of blood sugar
  c. Low levels of serum sodium
  d. High levels of serum aldosterone

Question 2

The 10-year-old clinic patient reports that she is free of gonorrhea and can now engage in sexual activity. Which response is most appropriate?
 
  a. If you have been free of symptoms for 2 weeks you are cured.
  b. You should get a rapid plasma reagin (RPR) just to make sure.
  c. No case is considered cured until you have had three consecutive negative cervical smears.
  d. To confirm your cure, you should get a Venereal Disease Research Lab (VDRL).



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Low levels of blood calcium may cause the Chvostek sign and Trousseau sign.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
No case of gonorrhea is considered cured until you have had three consecutive negative cervical smears. The RPR and the VDRL are tests for syphilis.





 

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