This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Thyroid Gland, Subject name: Surgery
[{'content': 'A patient undergoes thyroid surgery, following which he develops perioral tingling. Blood calcium is 8.9 meq/L Next step is: \nSelect and explain. \nA. Vitamin D orally, B. Oral calcium alone., C. Intravenous calcium gluconate and serial monitoring, D. Wait for calcium to decrease to <7.0 before talking further action', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: B \nExplanation: Ans. (b) Oral calciumRef: Bailey and Love 26th edition Page 762* A case of Mild Hypocalcemia presents with perioral tingling - Only Oral calcium is enough in this case', 'role': 'assistant'}]