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Classroom classification

百科

Infantile tetany

儿科综合

Common symptoms

歪斜指、呼吸困难、吸气困难、猝死、窒息、睡觉时突然抽搐一下、惊厥

The pathology of disease

Infantile tetany is hypocalcemic neuromuscular irritability; vitamin D deficiency rickets; spasms; stridor; convulsions; infants.

Symptoms

Jitteriness; carpopedal spasm; stridor; convulsions; Chvostek/Trousseau signs; infant

Causes

Vitamin D deficiency; hypoparathyroidism; high phosphate (cow milk); premature.

Treatment

IV calcium; vitamin D; calcium; treat cause; monitor

Dept

Pediatrics / emergency / endocrinology.

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