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hypocalcemia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hypocalcaemia |
| Type of | symptom |
Examples of hypocalcemia
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The most common symptom with chronic hypocalcemia is the development of weak bones.
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Hypocalcemia may worsen, especially in patients with severe renal impairment.
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Treatment for chronic hypocalcemia is much more involved and has a more guarded prognosis.
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Pre-existing hypocalcemia must be corrected prior to initiating Prolia.
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With proper long-term dietary changes, hypocalcemia should not recur.
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More acute cases of hypocalcemia manifest with tremors initially.
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Laboratory studies determined hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, and elevated alkaline phosphatase.
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Rarely, symptomatic hypocalcemia has occurred, generally in association with predisposing conditions.
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Hypocalcemia occurred more frequently with denosumab.
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- Abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
- In medicine, hypocalcaemia (or hypocalcemia) is the presence of low serum calcium levels in the blood, usually taken as less than 2.1 mmol/L or 9 mg/dl or an ionized calcium level mm of less than 1.1 mmol/L (4.5 mg/dL). It is a type of electrolyte disturbance. ...
- A type of electrolyte disturbance in which there are low blood levels of calcium.
- Too low a level of calcium in baby. In some diabetic mothers (especially severe cases), the placenta begins to calcify at the end of pregnancy. The baby receives too much calcium, so its parathyroid gland minimizes its own production. ...
- Less-than-normal value (10-12 mg/dl in the infant) of calcium in the blood. Signs: convulsive seizure and irritability of the neuromuscular system.
- Because of the hyperphosphatemia, calcium is precipitated to form calcium phosphate, leading to hypocalcemia. Symptoms of hypocalcemia include (but are not limited to):
- Low blood calcium levels; acute symptoms include irritability, high-pitched cry, tremors, seizures, and tone abnormalities; chronic symptoms relate to delayed skeletal mineralization and rickets. Etiologies (causes) include metabolic disorders and deficient calcium or vitamin D intake. ...
