niti
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A 30 year old male comes to the hospital complaining of "stiffness". He was fine until 2 days ago when he started to have trouble opening his mouth. Later the same day his neck became stiff, and since then he has had increasing trouble with respirations. On exam he has a temperature of 101 degrees, his pulse is 110, his respirations are shallow and at 24/minute. His blood pressure the first time taken by a nurse was 90/50, but now is 120/80. He appears flushed and is sweating profusely. He does appear quite rigid and his face appears to be in a grimace. His reflexes are all hyperactive. You should be worried that this patient has:
A. Food borne botulism
B. Tetanus
C. Gram negative sepsis
D. Toxin mediated food poisoning
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| MLF
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Lock Jaw, probably Tetanus!!!
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| anatomy
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IT IS "B"
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| niti
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Yes it is..
B. Tetanus
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