Calcium Flashcards
What are the functions of calcium
- Excitability of nerves and muscles
- essential for muscle contraction
- formation of teeth and bone
- necessary for release of some neural transmitters from storage vesicles of the nerve terminals
- acts as a second messenger
- necessary for blood coagulation
- maintains integrity and regulates permeability of cell membrane
What are the oral preparation of calcium
- Calcium gluconate
- calcium citrate
- calcium lactate
- calcium carbonate
What are the parental preparation of calcium
- IV calcium gluconate
- IV calcium chloride
Which form of calcium Causes tissue necrosis
IV calcium chloride
What is the therapeutic uses of calcium salts
- Corrects calcium deficiency in growing children, pregnant and lactating women
- postmenopausal osteoporosis
- rickets and osteomalacia along with vitamin D
- corticosteroid therapy along with vit. D
- remove parathyroid tumour used for the treatment of tetany
- used as an antacid
- useful in treating urticaria and dermatoses
What are the signs of acute hypo parathyroidism
- Hypocalcaemia
- tetany
- carpopedal spasm
- laryngospasm
- tingling of lips, hands, muscles
- convulsions
What are the signs of chronic hypoparathyroidism
- Loss of hair
- Brittle fingernails
- caries of teeth
- cataract
- anxiety and depression
What is the treatment of acute hypoparathyroidism attack or hypoparathyroid Tetany
- 10% calcium gluconate 10 to 20 ML given IV slowly
- oral calcium salts
What is the treatment of chronic hypo parathyroidism
- Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)
- oral calcium salts
What is the treatment of parathyroid tumour and secondary hyperparathyroidism due to renal disease
Cinacalcet
What is the mechanism of action of cinacalet
- Decreases PTH secretion decreases serum calcium levels
What is the use of teriparatide
Treatment of osteoporosis By stimulating bone formation and improves bone mineral density
What are the preparations of calcitonin
- Procaine calcitonin
- synthetic salmon calcitonin
- synthetic human calcitonin
What is the therapeutic uses of calcitonin
- Hypercalcaemic states
- Paget’s disease of bone
- Postmenopausal osteoporosis and corticosteroid induced osteoporosis
Describe the steps of vitamin D reproduction using sunlight
- 7-dehydroxycholesterol
UV light - Cholecalciferol
Liver - 25-hydroxycholecalciferol
Kidney - 1-alpha, 25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol