Tetany: A diagnostic dilemma.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Williams, Aparna; Liddle, Dootika; Abraham, Valsa
- Source
- Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology. Jul2011, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p393-394. 2p.
- Subject
- *TETANY
*CALCIUM metabolism disorders
*NEUROMUSCULAR diseases
*HYPOCALCEMIA
*ALKALOSIS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0970-9185
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]