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Introduction: Tetany

Tetany is a set of symptoms caused by low blood calcium (hypocalcemia). It is not related to the similarly-named tetanus, although the two conditions do have some similar symptoms.

Symptoms of Tetany

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Medical Textbooks Online about Tetany

Medical Books Excerpts
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)"
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series"
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Causes of Tetany

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Treatments for Tetany

  • Magnesium - possibly used for related magnesium deficiency

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Definitions of Tetany:

Hyperexcitability of nerve and muscle when the concentration of extracellular ionized calcium is decreased. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis - (Source - WordNet 2.1)


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