Hypocalcaemia and Tetany

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Difference between Hypocalcaemia and Tetany

Hypocalcaemia vs. Tetany

Hypocalcaemia, also spelled hypocalcemia, is low calcium levels in the blood serum. Tetany or tetany seizure is a medical sign consisting of the involuntary contraction of muscles, which may be caused by disease or other conditions that increase the action potential frequency of muscle cells or the nerves that innervate them.

Similarities between Hypocalcaemia and Tetany

Hypocalcaemia and Tetany have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Albumin, Calcium, Chvostek sign, Epileptic seizure, Hyperventilation, Sodium channel, Trousseau sign of latent tetany.

Albumin

The albumins (formed from Latin: albumen "(egg) white; dried egg white") are a family of globular proteins, the most common of which are the serum albumins.

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Calcium

Calcium is a chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20.

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Chvostek sign

The Chvostek sign is a clinical sign of existing nerve hyperexcitability (tetany) seen in hypocalcemia.

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Epileptic seizure

An epileptic seizure is a brief episode of signs or symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.

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Hyperventilation

Hyperventilation (a.k.a. overbreathing) occurs when the rate or tidal volume of breathing eliminates more carbon dioxide than the body can produce.

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Sodium channel

Sodium channels are integral membrane proteins that form ion channels, conducting sodium ions (Na+) through a cell's plasma membrane.

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Trousseau sign of latent tetany

Trousseau sign of latent tetany is a medical sign observed in patients with low calcium.

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What Hypocalcaemia and Tetany have in common
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Hypocalcaemia and Tetany Comparison

Hypocalcaemia has 80 relations, while Tetany has 30. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 6.36% = 7 / (80 + 30).

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