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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.
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Name of disease which causes muscle stiffness?
tetany
What causes nerve irritability and painful muscle cramps from having hypocalcemia?
Tetany
Hyperkalemia or hypokalemia which is more serious?
hyperkalemia as it may cause heart arrythmias and sudden death, where hypokalemia generally just causes malaise, muscle weakness and tetany. hyperkalemia as it may cause heart arrythmias and sudden death, where hypokalemia generally just causes malaise, muscle weakness and tetany.
What is a painful contracted muscle that will not relax called?
Tetany
Does hypercalcemia cause muscle tetany?
Hypocalcemia ( a low serum calcium level), not hypercalcemia ( a high serum calcium level), tends to cause muscle spasm and in severe cases may lead to muscle tetany.
A deficiency of this gland causes hypocalcemic tetany?
Parathyroid
Does a deficiency of calcium in the body result in continuous muscle contractions or tetany?
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What is a sustained muscle contraction called?
unfused (incomplete) tetanus
Why impossible for myocardium to go into tetany?
Muscle tetany occurs in muscles without absolute refractory period. The stimulus for contraction comes before the preceding contraction/relaxation is over leading to multiple action potentials without a refractory period. It does not occur in cardiac muscle because it has absolute refractory period during which the muscle cannot be excited, thus making tetany impossible
Tetany resulting from uncontrolled muscle spasms may indicate a malfunction of the?
parathyroid gland
What causes tetany?
it occurs when the PARATHYROID HOROMONE (PTH) falls to low.
What is it called when an uncontrollable muscle spasm due to overactive neurons caused by lack of calcium?
Tetany
