Hypocalcemia and hypercalcemia Flashcards
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What are effects of hypocalcemia (mild and severe) versus hypercalcemia in terms of reflexivity, and other sx?
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Mild hypocalcemia🡪hyporeflexia
Extreme hypocalcemia🡪hypereflexia (seizures, tetany, twitching=involuntary contractions, numbness, tingling, QT prolongation, and muscle spasms)
Muscle cramps and spasms also seen in hypokalemia
Hypercalcemia: Get “stones, bones, groans, thrones, psych overtones” with hypercalcemia=calcium renal stones, bone pain, abdominal pain, increased urination, AMS
