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tetany in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Tetany or
tetanic seizure is a
medical sign
consisting of the
involuntary contraction of muscles, which...
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Trousseau sign of
latent tetany is a
medical sign
observed in
patients with low calcium. From 1 to 4
percent of
normal patients will test
positive for...
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respiratory alkalosis (an
alkaline blood pH). The
Trousseau sign of
latent tetany is
another sign of
decreased calcium in
blood where muscles in the hand...
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tetany also
called the
staggers , is a
metabolic disease involving magnesium deficiency,
which can
occur in such
ruminant livestock as beef cattle...
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breathing hyperventilation syndrome, cryptotetany, spasmophilia,
latent tetany, and
central neuronal hyper excitability syndrome (NHS), is a respiratory...
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muscular tetany.
William G.
MacCallum in 1908,
investigating tumours of the parathyroid,
proposed their role in
calcium metabolism. He
noted that "
Tetany occurs...
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generalized tetany (unrelieved and
strong contractions of the hands, and in the
large muscles of the rest of the body) are seen.
Latent tetany Trousseau...
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calcium in the blood,
often causing cramping and
twitching of
muscles or
tetany (involuntary
muscle contraction), and
several other symptoms. It is a very...
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causes sudden, powerful, and
painful contractions of
muscle groups,
called tetany.
These episodes can
cause fractures and
muscle tears.
Other symptoms include...
- heat exhaustion, heat syncope, heat edema, heat cramps, heat rash, heat
tetany.
Prevention includes avoiding medications that can
increase the risk of...
