Chvostek sign: Tap over the facial nerve just in front of the ear. A twitch on the same side of the face is a positive response.

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Beau’s lines are transverse grooves in the nails caused by a temporary interruption in nail growth. They may follow severe illness, trauma, chemotherapy, malnutrition, or significant physiologic stress.

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🖐️ Trousseau Sign

Inflating a blood pressure cuff above systolic pressure may trigger carpopedal spasm in patients with hypocalcemia.

A positive sign suggests increased neuromuscular excitability.

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