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Noun Concept
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Chvostek sign  Chvostek's sign  Chvostek reflex  Weiss sign
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The Chvostek sign is a clinical sign that someone may have a low blood calcium level. Wikipedia
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The Chvostek sign is a clinical sign that someone may have a low blood calcium level. Wikipedia
A clinical sign of existing nerve hyperexcitability Wikipedia Disambiguation
One of the signs of tetany seen in hypocalcemia. When the facial nerve is tapped at the angle of the jaw (i.e. masseter muscle), the facial muscles on the same side of the face contract momentarily. Wiktionary
IS A
sign
tetany
ANATOMICAL LOCATION
head
NAMED AFTER
František Chvostek
SUGGESTS THE EXISTENCE OF
hypocalcemia
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Chvostek sign
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Chvostek sign
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Chvostek sign
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Chvostek's sign, Chvostek reflex, Weiss sign
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Chvostek's sign

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