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Tetany is a group of symptoms seen when a person has low blood calcium (hypocalcemia).
There are a number of symptoms which can lead to this diagnosis, but a physician needs to be consulted for an accurate diagnosis.
Some of the symptoms would be:
- tingling lips
- burning lips
- tingling tongue
- burning tongue
- painful facial muscle spasms
- tingling fingers
- burning fingers
- painful hand muscle spasms
- tingling feet
- burning feet
- painful foot muscle spasms
- painful muscle spasms
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What are ten deficiency diseases and their symptoms?
Pellagra Scurvy Rickets Kwashiorkor Marasmus Beriberi Goiter Tetany Osteoporosis Keshawn diseases Are the ten diseases, but symptoms search in the google.
What is the medical term meaning spasmodic condition of muscles resulting from hypocalcemia?
Tetany is the medical term continuous spasm of muscles; tetany may result from hypocalcemia.
What are symptoms of a deficiency in pth?
Hypoparathyroidism. The symptoms can range from quite mild (tingling in the hands, fingers, and around the mouth) to more severe forms of muscle cramps. The most severe symptoms are tetany (severe muscle cramping of the entire body) and convulsions (even though, this is very rare).
Which causes tetany in frog muscle?
Hi,Tetany is caused by a lack of calcium or vitamin d-3. To prevent Tetany, dusting crickets with a vitamin d-3 mix every week for adults and every other day for youngsters will do the trick.
Which is a description of tetany?
prolonged contraction of the muscles
Is tetany caused by hyposecretion of the thyroid?
No, the condition is caused by deficiency of the parathyroid gland.
What is a painful contracted muscle that will not relax called?
Tetany
A deficiency of this gland causes hypocalcemic tetany?
Parathyroid
How would you treat tetany?
Supplement vitamins,calcium
Name of disease which causes muscle stiffness?
tetany
What disease is related to a deficiency in PTH?
Hypoparathyroidism. The symptoms can range from quite mild (tingling in the hands, fingers, and around the mouth) to more severe forms of muscle cramps. The most severe symptoms are tetany (severe muscle cramping of the entire body) and convulsions (even though, this is very rare).
How do you prevent the illness tetany?
Get enough Vitamin D in your diet.
