Tetany: A diagnostic dilemma

• Main Authors: Aparna Williams (Author), Dootika Liddle (Author), Valsa Abraham (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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Tetany is a disorder of increased neuronal excitability usually associated with hypocalcemia. We report a patient with typical tetanic cramps and carpopedal spasm in the postoperative period, despite normal serum concentrations of calcium, which responded to intravenous infusion of calcium.