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A 23 year old male patient with severe face and arm muscle spasms was…
A 23 year old male patient with severe face and arm muscle spasms was brought to the E.R. He can barely speak and his brother says that he got a new tattoo from a sketchy parlor. The patient's blood tests come back with Clostridium tetani.
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difference between a twitch, summation, and tetany
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Why is the patient experiencing spasms instead of flaccid paralysis, tetany, or some
other muscle symptom?
Because tetanus affects inhibitory neurotransmitters,
If the toxin remains in the patient’s bloodstream, what other effects might the
toxin have?
If spasms become strong enough, bones may fracture
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