The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Tetany includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.
Note:You must always seek professional medical advice about any prescription drug, OTC drug, medication, treatment or change in treatment plans.
Some of the different medications used in the treatment of Tetany include:
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If you detect carpopedal spasm, quickly examine the patient for signs of respiratory distress (laryngospasm, stridor, loud crowing noises, cyanosis) or cardiac arrhythmias, which indicate hypocalcemia. Obtain blood specimens for electrolyte analysis (especially calcium), and perform an electrocardiogram. Connect the patient to a cardiac monitor to watch for the appearance of arrhythmias. Administer an I.V. calcium preparation, and provide emergency respiratory and cardiac support. If calcium infusion doesn't control seizures, administer a sedative, such as chloral hydrate or phenobarbital.
Source: Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition), 2006
If you detect carpopedal spasm, quickly examine the patient for signs of respiratory distress (laryngospasm, stridor, loud crowing noises, cyanosis) or cardiac arrhythmias, which indicate hypocalcemia. Obtain blood samples for electrolyte analysis (especially calcium), and perform an electrocardiogram. Connect the patient to a monitor to watch for the appearance of arrhythmias. Administer an I.V. calcium preparation, and provide emergency respiratory and cardiac support. If a calcium infusion doesn’t control seizures, administer a sedative, such as chloral hydrate or phenobarbital.
Source: Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition), 2006
Prepare the patient for laboratory tests, such as complete blood count and serum calcium, phosphorus, and parathyroid hormone studies.
Carpopedal spasm can cause severe pain and anxiety; provide a quiet, dark environment to help the patient remain calm. Observe him closely for other signs of hypocalcemia until laboratory results rule out the disorder.
Advise the patient to report numbness, tingling, or pain during hospitalization. If he has a disease that increases his risk of low serum calcium level, emphasize the need for dietary calcium replacement upon discharge from the hospital. Teach the patient the importance of receiving immunization against tetanus and keeping a vaccination record. If his immunization status is uncertain, he must receive the vaccine. Tetanus toxoid booster shots must be given every 10 years after the initial immunization.
Source: Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series, 2007
If you detect carpopedal spasm, quickly examine the patient for signs of respiratory distress (laryngospasm, stridor, loud crowing noises, cyanosis) or cardiac arrhythmias, which indicate hypocalcemia. Obtain blood samples for electrolyte analysis (especially calcium), and perform an electrocardiogram. Connect the patient to a monitor to watch for the appearance of arrhythmias. Administer an I.V. calcium preparation, and provide emergency respiratory and cardiac support. If calcium infusion doesn’t control seizures, administer a sedative, such as chloral hydrate or phenobarbital.
Source: Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses, 2007
▪ If carpopedal spasm causes severe pain and anxiety, leading to hyperventilation, help the patient slow his breathing through your relaxing touch, reassuring attitude, and clear directions about what he should do.
▪ Provide a quiet, dark environment to reduce his anxiety.
▪ Prepare the patient for laboratory tests, such as complete blood count and serum calcium, phosphorus, and parathyroid hormone studies.
▪ Suspect tetanus in anyone with carpopedal spasm, difficulty swallowing, and seizures.
▪ Explain the underlying disorder and treatment plan.
▪ Teach the patient the importance of receiving immunization against tetanus and of keeping a vaccination record.
▪ Explain that a tetanus toxoid booster shot should be given every 10 years prophylactically, after the patient has been properly immunized in childhood.
Source: Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms, 2007
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