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Tetanus (Clostrudium tetani toxin) gets its name from its ability to cause tetany.
The most common cause is low serum calcium levels which can be caused by parathyroid hormone or vitamin D deficiency.
Hyperventilating or other acid-base problems can shift the binding of calcium and cause effectively low levels and tetany.
Low magnesium and excess potassium can also do it.
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What are the hormones produced in inadequate amounts that directly result in the following conidions tetany and loss of glucose in the urine?
Parathyroid Hormone if in hyposecretion increases neural excitability and may lead to tetany.
What electrolyte imbalance causes numbness tingling tetany polyuria dehydration and arrhythmias?
calcium
Decreased blood calcium levels would result in?
When blood calcium levels are low, it means that calcium is not being reabsorbed in the intestine or released from the bones. This could lead to uncontrollable twitching, known as a disorder called tetany, caused by low blood calcium levels.
A deficiency of this hormone causes hypocalcemic tetany?
Obviously,deficiency of PTH causes hypocalcaemic tetany as PTH is one of the most important regulator in maintainance of the cocentration of plasma Ca++.It increases the rate of bone resorption through potentiation of osteoclastic activity.It also increases the reabsorption of Ca++ from DCT through recruitment of more TRPV-5 channels.So,if due to any cause there is gross injury in parathyroids(mostly occurs during performing thyroidectomy operation),there is hypothyroidism followed by marked hypocalcaemia resultig in hypocalcaemic tetany.
What is the medical term meaning a condition of painful muscle cramps resulting from a low amount of calcium in the blood?
The medical term is Osteoporosis.
Is tetany caused by hyposecretion of the thyroid?
No, the condition is caused by deficiency of the parathyroid gland.
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.
What is it called when an uncontrollable muscle spasm due to overactive neurons caused by lack of calcium?
Tetany
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 hormone is responsible for tetany?
Tetany is caused by a disturbance of the blood calcium level. So you can say vitamin D (also considered a hormone) plays a role in it. Also, the parathyroid hormone level has a direct effect on calcium levels.
What disorder is caused by a magnesium deficiency and has the greatest chance of occurring when cows are under stress in cold wet conditions?
Grass tetany
A deficiency of parathyroid hormone can cause involuntary muscle contractions of a type called?
Tetany is the term for the muscle contractions that may be caused by hypoparathyroidism.
What is the hormone whose production in inadequate amounts results in tetany?
excess calcitonin or decreased parathormone
What does tetany mean?
tetanyˈtɛt(ə)ni/nouna condition marked by intermittent muscular spasms, caused by malfunction of the parathyroid glands and a consequent deficiency of calcium.
Which is a description of tetany?
prolonged contraction of the muscles
What is a painful contracted muscle that will not relax called?
Tetany
A deficiency of this gland causes hypocalcemic tetany?
Parathyroid
