Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An abnormally low concentration of calcium in the blood.
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- noun medicine The condition of having an
abnormally lowconcentration ofcalcium ions in theblood .
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- noun abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
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Examples
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HF rapidly penetrates the skin and enters the systemic circulation causing hypocalcemia, hyperkalemia, hypoxia and tremor.
Hydrofluoric Acid 2010
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Other findings include disseminated intravascular coagulation, bone marrow aplasia with leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, elevated liver enzyme values, hypocalcemia, hyponatremia and rhabdomyolysis.
Colchicine Poisoning 2010
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Hepatotoxicity, metabolic acidosis, hypocalcemia, rhadomyolysis and DIC were also present.
Colchicine Poisoning 2010
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The severe pain may be due to the hypocalcemia causing a potassium shift and nerve stimulation.
Hydrofluoric Acid 2010
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Severe hypocalcemia associated with chronic glutethimide addiction: a case report.
Loads 2010
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The resulting hypocalcemia causes an extracellular potassium shift, with the hyperkalemia then causing nerve stimulation and extreme pain.
Hydrofluoric Acid 2010
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Also, because of glutethimide's ability to induce hepatic enzymes, patients may develop vitamin D deficiencies (due to increased metabolism) with resultant hypocalcemia and osteomalacia. 6
Loads 2010
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For this reason calcitriol is also used to treat hypocalcemia and osteoporosis.
Psoriasis Guru » Blog Archive » Is Calcitriol a Better Psoriasis Treatment than Calcipotriol? 2009
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“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. 2008
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Pre-existing hypocalcemia must be corrected prior to initiating Prolia.
unknown title 2011
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