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at 1:36 a.m. Mar, 28, 2024
by
Ahmed7
Author:
shmuelsash
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Pt in QID presented w/ pins and needle sensation in face and feet as well as mucle cramps
Pt has hypocalcemia
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Hyperreflexia, spontaneous twitching, muscle cramping, tingling, and numbness are signs of which calcium imbalance?
{{c1::Hypocalcemia::Hypocalcemia or Hypercalcemia}}
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- Decreased extracellular Ca2+ lowers the threshold potential (makes it more negative), making it easier for cells to depolarize to threshold and increasing action potentials fired (threshold potential is closer to membrane potential)
- Early sign of hypoparathyroidism; especially perioral symptoms
- Early sign of hypoparathyroidism; especially perioral symptoms
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Watch associated Bootcamp video - Electrolytes : Calcium
Watch associated Bootcamp video - Vitamins : Vitamin D: Clinical Implications
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Watch associated Bootcamp video - Vitamins : Vitamin D: Clinical Implications
Watch associated Bootcamp video - Parathyroids : Hypoparathyroidism
Watch associated Bootcamp video - Plasma Cell Dyscrasias and Myeloproliferative Disease: Tumor Lysis Syndrome
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