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saliriagwu

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Medical specialty that deals with newborn babies with medical problems.
 
  A) pediatrics
  B) geriatrics
  C) neonatology
  D) obstetrics

Question 2

Sustained muscle spasms from hypocalcemia are known as ________.
 
  A) gigantism
  B) synergism
  C) tetany
  D) androgens


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tsternbergh47

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Explanation: A) Pediatrics is the knowledge and practice of children, not just newborn babies.
B) Geriatrics is the knowledge and practice of persons of old age.
C) Correct
D) Obstetrics is the knowledge and practice of labor and childbirth from the point of view of the mother, not the newborn baby.

Answer to Question 2

C
Explanation: A) Gigantism is caused by too much growth hormone, not too little calcium.
B) This is the process of two hormones working together, not a disease.
C) Correct Nerve irritability and muscle spasms (tetany) occur with a low level of blood calcium.
D) Androgens are male sex hormones, not a disease.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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:D TYSM

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