Hypocalcemia
Hypocalcemia: Introduction
Hypocalcemia: Low blood calcium levels.
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See detailed information below for a list of 12
causes of Hypocalcemia, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Hypocalcemia:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Hypocalcemia.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Hypocalcemia
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Hypocalcemia: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Hypocalcemia
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Diagnostic Guides for Hypocalcemia
Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Carpopedal spasm
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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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
- Renal function tests (renal failure is the most common cause of low calcium)
- more tests...»
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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.
- more questions...»
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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.
- more symptoms...»
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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.
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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:
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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 12
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
- 12
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 12
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.
A
Acid-Base Imbalance
... hypocalcemiaAlbright's hereditary osteodystrophy
... hypocalcemiaD
Diamond-Blackfan anemia
... hypocalcemiaH
Hypomagnesemia caused by selective magnesium malabsorption
... hypocalcemiaN
Neonatal bacterial meningitis
... hypocalcemiaO
Osteomalacia
... hypocalcemiaOsteopetrosis lethal
... hypocalcemiaOxalosis
... hypocalcemiaOxalosis, type I
... hypocalcemiaOxalosis, Type II
... hypocalcemiaR
Rickets
... hypocalcemia
Conditions listing complications: Hypocalcemia:
The following list of conditions
have 'Hypocalcemia' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
O
Osteomalacia
... hypocalcemia
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Medical Conditions associated with Hypocalcemia:
Low blood calcium (19 causes)
Symptoms related to Hypocalcemia:
Actinomycin D, Alendronate, Blood transfusion and complications, Bumetanide, Cinacalcet, Citrated blood sample, Cow's milk, Baby feed, Cystinosis, Edetate disodium, EDTA blood sample
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