Symptom: Hypocalcemia

Introduction: Hypocalcemia

Hypocalcemia: Low blood calcium levels. See free access online books about Hypocalcemia below. See detailed information below for a list of 11 causes of Hypocalcemia, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Hypocalcemia

• Acid-Base Imbalance - hypocalcemia
• Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy - hypocalcemia
• Diamond-Blackfan anemia - hypocalcemia
• Hypomagnesemia caused by selective magnesium malabsorption - hypocalcemia
• Neonatal bacterial meningitis - hypocalcemia

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Hypocalcemia: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Hypocalcemia, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Hypocalcemia and Muscle symptoms (16 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Nerve symptoms (14 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Pain (14 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Sensations (14 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Bone symptoms (12 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Head symptoms (12 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Weakness (12 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Face symptoms (11 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Low blood calcium (11 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Movement symptoms (11 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Seizures (11 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Mouth symptoms (11 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Behavioral symptoms (10 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Digestive symptoms (10 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Muscle spasms (10 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Weight loss (10 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Muscle weakness (9 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Personality symptoms (9 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Spasms (9 causes)
• Hypocalcemia and Tetany (9 causes)

See full list of 621 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Hypocalcemia

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Low blood calcium (44 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Hypocalcemia

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Misdiagnosis and Hypocalcemia

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Diagnostic tests for Hypocalcemia:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Hypocalcemia. Some of these are listed below :

• Physical examination
  • Examine for physical signs of low calcium including Chvostek's sign (gentle tapping over the facial nerve causes twitching of the facial muscles) and Trousseau's sign (inflation of the blood pressure cuff above diastolic blood pressure for 3 minutes causes muscular contraction of the fingers and wrist)
• Blood tests
  • Full blood count
  • Electrolytes, including calcium and phosphate levels

See full list of 19 diagnostic tests for Hypocalcemia

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Hypocalcemia. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• Symptoms of low calcium? - e.g. pins and needles, numbness around the mouth, cramps, anxiety, muscular contractions (tetany). The symptoms may be followed by seizures, stridor and psychosis.
• Sunlight exposure? - lack of sunlight exposure can cause Vitamin D deficiency and osteomalacia and thus low calcium.
• Past medical history? - e.g. acute pancreatitis, chronic renal failure, DiGeorge's syndrome, hypoparathyroidism.
• Past surgical history? - e.g. immediately following removal of thyroid or parathyroid low calcium levels are usually transient.
• Medications? - some medications may cause low calcium levels including calcitonin and diphosphonates; prolonged laxative use can cause low magnesium and thus low calcium.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Hypocalcemia (10 listings)

Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Hypocalcemia) may include:

• Symptoms of chronic renal failure? - The early stages of renal failure are often completely without symptoms. Later symptoms may include tiredness, loss of appetite, insomnia, frequency of urination, itch, nausea, vomiting, restless legs.
• Symptoms of DiGeorge syndrome? - Presents in infants usually in the first few weeks of life with signs of congenital heart disease (blue lips and skin, shortness of breath, poor feeding, failure to thrive) and later with intellectual impairment, visual impairment (from cataracts).
• Symptoms of pseudohypoparathyroidism? - e.g. short stature, short metacarpal bones (hand bones), intellectual impairment.
• Symptoms of rickets? - e.g. bowing and bending of the legs when the child starts to walk, delayed dentition, muscular weakness.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Hypocalcemia (10 listings)

Stories from Users for Hypocalcemia

Real-life user stories relating to Hypocalcemia:

• low calcium due to thyroidectomy

Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Hypocalcemia or relevant symptoms:

• Constitutional (General Wellbeing) (156)
  • Sore Scalp/hair follicles
  • Fat loss in entire body
  • Dont know how much more I can take..
  • I'm Lost.
  • My wife does not sweat I'm worried
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• Gastrointestinal (Food - from entry to exit) (452)
  • Bloating/Distention/Intestinal Gas
  • Intense Abdominal Pain
  • Help Please! Extreme Abdominal Pain/Gas/Bowel Symptoms ++
  • Feels like a baby kicking-not pregnant
  • 7 year old with severe heartburn/stomach aches
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• Genitourinary (The urination system) (138)
  • Burning In Penis After Urination. Std/urine Culture = Negative
  • Blood in urine (hematuria)
  • I KEEP PEEING AND I DONT KNOW WHY!! Iplease some1 help me
  • Excessive Burping..
  • Swollen (enlarged)Kidneys, normal blood tests (no stones)Dr.'s not helping
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• Musculoskeletal (Muscles, joints and bones) (405)
  • Joint and muscular pain after taking chantix
  • Arm pain after sneezing
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Joint swelling, stiffness, severe foot pain
  • Muscle twitches/spasms
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Medications or substances causing Hypocalcemia:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Hypocalcemia as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Dactinomycin
• Cosmegen
• Carboplatin
• Paraplatin
• Carboplat

See full list of 18 medications causing Hypocalcemia

Definitions of Hypocalcemia:

Hypocalcemia: Abnormally low levels of calcium in the circulating blood; commonly denotes subnormal concentrations of calcium ions.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Reduction of the blood calcium below normal; manifestations include hyperactive deep tendon reflexes, muscle and abdominal cramps, and carpopedal spasm.
- (Source - CRISP)

Detailed list of causes of Hypocalcemia

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

• Acid-Base Imbalance - hypocalcemia
• Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy - hypocalcemia
• Diamond-Blackfan anemia - hypocalcemia
• Hypomagnesemia caused by selective magnesium malabsorption - hypocalcemia
• Neonatal bacterial meningitis - hypocalcemia

See full list of 11 causes of Hypocalcemia

How Common are these Causes of Hypocalcemia?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hypocalcemia. Of the 11 causes of Hypocalcemia 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
• 11 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 11 causes of Hypocalcemia

Conditions listing symptoms: Hypocalcemia:

The following list of conditions have 'Hypocalcemia' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Classifications of Hypocalcemia:

Medical Conditions associated with Hypocalcemia:

Low blood calcium (17 causes)

Hypocalcemia as a disease:

For a more detailed analysis of Hypocalcemia as a disease, please see our Disease Center information for Hypocalcemia.

• Causes of Hypocalcemia (1 conditions)
• Medication Causes of Hypocalcemia (23 causes)

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• Introduction: Hypocalcemia
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• Diagnostic Tests for Hypocalcemia
• Treatments for Hypocalcemia

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