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Carpopedal spasm

Carpopedal spasm: Contents
  1. Carpopedal spasm: Introduction
  2. Causes (5 conditions)
  3. Misdiagnosis
  4. Home Diagnostic Testing
  5. Diagnostic Guides (Online)
  6. Videos
  7. Classifications

Carpopedal spasm: Introduction

Carpopedal spasm: spasm of the hands or feet. See free access online books about Carpopedal spasm below. See detailed information below for a list of 5 causes of Carpopedal spasm, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

» Review Causes of Carpopedal spasm: full list

Causes of Carpopedal spasm:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Carpopedal spasm. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Diagnostic Guides for Carpopedal spasm

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Carpopedal spasm from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Carpopedal spasm. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Carpopedal spasm

Medical Books Excerpts
  • Chorea
  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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  • Chorea
  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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  • CHOREA
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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  • Seizures
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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  • Seizures
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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  • Seizures
  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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  • Carpopedal spasm
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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  • Chorea
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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  • Seizures
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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  • CHOREA
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Carpopedal spasm: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Carpopedal spasm

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Carpopedal spasm

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Definitions of Carpopedal spasm:

Carpopedal spasm: spasm of the feet and hands observed in hyperventilation, calcium deprivation, and tetany: flexion of the hands at the wrists and of the fingers at the metacarpophalangeal joints and extension of the fingers at the phalangeal joints; the feet are dorsiflexed at the ankles and the toes plantar flexed.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Detailed list of causes of Carpopedal spasm

The list below shows some of the causes of Carpopedal spasm mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 5 causes of Carpopedal spasm

How Common are these Causes of Carpopedal spasm?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Carpopedal spasm. Of the 5 causes of Carpopedal spasm that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 5 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 5 causes of Carpopedal spasm

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Classifications of Carpopedal spasm:

Medical Conditions associated with Carpopedal spasm:

Hand Spasm (7 causes), Muscle spasms (1689 causes), Spasms (1848 causes), Foot symptoms (1264 causes), Hand symptoms (1115 causes), Seizures (2041 causes), Movement symptoms (2556 causes), Muscle symptoms (4254 causes), Leg symptoms (1696 causes), Arm symptoms (1340 causes), Limb symptoms (1215 causes)

Symptoms related to Carpopedal spasm:

Hand spasm (7 causes), Foot spasm, Muscle spasms (1689 causes), Muscle contractions (51 causes), Hypocalcemia (11 causes)

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