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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
See full list of 14 symptoms of Tetany
Medical Textbooks Online about Tetany
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series"
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Tetany?
- Underlying causes of Tetany (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
Causes of Tetany
- Hypocalcemia - see also underlying causes of hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathryoidism - causes hypocalcemia
- Overbreathing (see Breathing symptoms)
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Kidney disease
See full list of 6 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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