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Tetany is a symptom characterized by muscle cramps, spasms or tremors. The goal of its treatment is to restore calcium within the body. Intravenous calcium is given initially to promptly restore the calcium levels, then the underlying cause of the calcium deficiency must be determined to guide further treatment.
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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.
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
How do you prevent the illness tetany?
Get enough Vitamin D in your diet.
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 causes tetany?
it occurs when the PARATHYROID HOROMONE (PTH) falls to low.
Hypoparathyroidism is usually accompanied by hypocalcemia and in sever cases leads to?
Tetany
