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Rapid wild muscle spasms due to low Ca++ in body fluid are known as what?
AGouty arthritis
BMyasthenia gravis
COsteoporosis
DTetany (spasms)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Tetany (spasms)
Low calcium in body fluid makes muscles contract in rapid spasms, called tetany.
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