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Tetany, marked by rapid muscle spasms, results from low body-fluid levels of:
ASodium ions
BPotassium ions
CCalcium ions
DChloride ions
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Calcium ions
Low Ca++ in body fluids causes the wild muscle contractions seen in tetany.
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