CIM11 5B5K.10

Tetany due to acute calcium deficiency

chapitre: 05 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
bloc: Undernutrition
definition: The hallmark of acute hypocalcaemia is tetany, which is characterised by neuromuscular irritability. The symptoms of tetany may be mild (peri-oral numbness, paresthesias of the hands and feet, muscle cramps) or severe (carpopedal spasm, laryngospasm, and focal or generalised seizures, which must be
type: category
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