hypocalcemic tetany

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• Tetany — A combination of signs and symptoms, due usually to low calcium, that can include: {{}}Hyperreflexia (overactive neurological reflexes), Carpopedal spasm (spasms of the hands and feet), Cramps, and Laryngospasm (spasm of the larynx, the voice… …   Medical dictionary

• neonatal tetany — tetany of newborn hypocalcemic tetany occurring in the first few days of life, often marked by irritability, muscular twitchings, jitteriness, tremors, and convulsions, and less frequently by laryngospasm and carpopedal spasm …   Medical dictionary

• hypocalcemic cataract — punctate, sometimes cerulean, opacities, initially subcapsular, becoming lamellar, occurring with infantile tetany, hypoparathyroidism, or rickets …   Medical dictionary

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• SHT — simple hypocalcemic tetany; subcutaneous histamine test …   Medical dictionary

• SHT — • simple hypocalcemic tetany; • subcutaneous histamine test …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

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• Hypocalcemia — Lower than normal blood calcium. Low blood calcium makes the nervous system highly irritable with tetany (spasms of the hands and feet, muscle cramps, abdominal cramps, overly active reflexes, etc.) Chronic calcium deficiency contributes to poor… …   Medical dictionary