tetany in English

noun
1
a condition marked by intermittent muscular spasms, caused by malfunction of the parathyroid glands and a consequent deficiency of calcium.
Short of full-blown tetany , in medical conditions with a low blood calcium the motor axons in the peripheral nerves may show an increased sensitivity to mechanical stimulation.

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1. However, on some occasions, frank tetany does develop.

2. Low levels of magnesium can lead to tetany.

3. Mild Tetany of hind limbs, staggering, falling and intermittent convulsions.

4. These include the development of tetany and the deposition of calcium phosphate in soft tissues.

5. The clinical major appearances included: tetany, carpopedal spasms, convulsion and epilepsy.

6. Conclusion:To apply calcium gluconate and valium can alleviate the tetany quickly and efficiently.

7. To apply calcium gluconate and valium can alleviate the tetany quickly and efficiently.

8. Tetany may be triggered by hyperventilation or precipitated by vomiting or by pregnancy and lactation.

9. Calcium or magnesium supplements may occasionally be needed if tetany or muscle spasms are present.

10. Tetany cramps also affect other nerve functions of different muscles and areas of the body.

11. The serum magnesium level usually ranges between 0. 3 and 0 mmol / L when tetany occurs.

12. The clinical major appearances included: tetany, carpopedal spasms, convulsion,[Sentence dictionary] epilepsy and syncope with seizures.

13. Tetany is a type of cramping which activates all of the nerve endings in the body.

14. The fits with troubles of the electrolyte metabolism and acid-base equilibrium or the cerebral fits with tetany.

15. Excessive Blinking may be due to conjunctival irritation, to a state of enhanced irritability, or generalized muscle tetany.

16. Inability of the kidney tubules to retain potassium, calcium, or magnesium can lead to muscle weakness, spasms, tetany, or palpitations.

17. Several reports from the older literature indicate that tetany may occur in association with hypokalemia, but the mechanism is poorly understood.

18. Main d'Accoucheur: A descriptor for the cramped and coned posture of the hand and fingers seen with carpal tetany in acute hyperventilation

19. The main symptom of primary hyperAldosteronism is high blood pressure (hypertension), but other symptoms may include headaches, weakness, swelling (edema), and muscle spasms (tetany).

20. It should be of interest that this ring chromosome could also be observed on a female patient with classical Osteodystrophia hereditaria Albright (with history of tetany).

21. Advise patients to seek immediate care from a healthcare professional if they experience arrhythmias, tetany, tremors, or seizures while taking PPIs. These may be signs of hypomagnesemia.

22. When inflating the sphygmomanometer cuff above the patient’s systolic pressure induces hand muscle tetany (wrist and metacarpophalangeal joint flexion with interphalangeal joint extension, main d’Accoucheur, French for obstetrician’s hand), it is known as …

23. Beta-agonist residues found in the meat of animals treated with very high, non-therapeutic, doses have, in particular, caused food poisoning in a number of cases in humans, the main symptoms being an increase in heart rate, severe headaches, tremors and palpitations, nervousness, a reduction in blood pressure and muscle tetany for several days.