NOUN
- abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
How To Use hypocalcemia In A Sentence
- Larger doses of fluoride can cause life-threatening hypocalcemia with convulsions, tetany, decreased myocardial contractility, ventricular arrhythmias, and cardiac arrest.
- The patient may experience nausea, vomiting, hyperventilation, and hypocalcemia with muscle tetany and seizures.
- The patient may experience nausea, vomiting, hyperventilation, and hypocalcemia with muscle tetany and seizures.
- Hypocalcemia is a common abnormality in chronic renal failure.
- Slide 26: Clinical course in acute ethylene glycol intoxication 12 to 24 hours Cardiovascular Mild hypertension, tachycardia, and shock Pulmonary Tachypnea adult respiratory distress syndrome pulmonary edema pneumonitis Metabolic Metabolic acidosis with elevated anion gap decreased osmolal gap possible tetany from hypocalcemia, and hyperventilation Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- Other conditions that may prolong QT intervals are clinical hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, ischemia, or infarction.
- The patient may experience nausea, vomiting, hyperventilation, and hypocalcemia with muscle tetany and seizures.
- Treatment with sodium bicarbonate may worsen hypocalcemia initially because of the protein binding of calcium.
- “Magnesium deficiency has been demonstrated in 711% of hospitalized patients and is found to coexist in up to 40% of patients with other electrolyte abnormalities, particularly hypokalemia and to a lesser extent, hyponatremia or hypocalcemia.” Breakfast at the Squeeze In | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
- Symptomatic hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia can be treated with replacement therapy.