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tetany
Etiology:
1) hypocalcemia (low ionized Ca+2)
a) hypoparathyroidism
b) hyperventilation
c) rickets
2) hypomagnesemia
3) uremia
Pathology:
- irritability of the central & peripheral nervous system
Clinical manifestations:
1) fasciculations
2) muscle cramps
3) carpopedal spasms
4) laryngospasms, stridor when severe
5) seizures may occur
Related
tetanus
General
sign/symptom
syndrome
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Wilipedia: List of medical triads, tetrads, and pentads
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_triads,_tetrads,_and_pentads