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Clcium homeostasis - hypocalcaemia Flashcards

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What are the acute clinical features of hypocalcaemia

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Tetany
paraesthesia
seizures
Prolonged QT interval
hypotension
heart failure
arrythmia
papilloedema
chovstek’s sign
Trosseau’s sign

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What are the chronic features of hypocalcaemia

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Ectopic calcification
parkinsonism
dementia
dry skin

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What is the serum calcium at which any lower causes symptoms of hypocalcaemia

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1.9mmol/l

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What is chovsteks sign

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tap on patients zygomatic arch and will see twitching of the lip to spasm of all facial muscles depending on severity

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What is Trosseaus’s sign

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Spasm of the wrist and hand after inflating a sphygmomanometer on the arm

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How does thyroid surgery affect calcium levels

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Damage to the parathyroid glands can occur which can cause hypocalcaemia

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What are causes of hypocalcaemia

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Disruption of parathyroid glands in thyroid surgery
Severe vitamin D defficiency
Magnesium defficiency

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which drug causes magnesium deficiency and what is magnesiums role in calcium in the plasma

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PPI can cause low magnesium and magnesium interferes with PTH production

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What examinations are done in hypocalcaemia

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ECG
serum calcium
albumin
phosphate
PTH
U&Es
Vitamin D
magnesium

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What is the most common cause of hypoparathyroidism

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Post surgery hypoparathyroidism

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What is pseudohypoparathyroidism

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The hypoparathyroid gland is insensitive to PTH and unresponsive - cause hypocalcaemia and hyperphosphatemia

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What is the difference in PTH between pseudohypoparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism

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Pseudohypoparathyroidism has increased PTH compared to decreased

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What is the treatment for mild hypocalcaemia

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Oral calcium tablets

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What is mild hypocalcaeima

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asymptomatic with serum calcium above 1.9mmol/l

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what is the treatment for mild hypocalcaemia caused by low Vit D

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Vit D replacement

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What is the treatment for mild hypocalcaemia caused by low magnesium

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stop any other precipitating drug and replace magnesium

17
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What is severe hypocalcaemia

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Medical emergency -
symptomatic or serum calcium less than 1.9 mmol/litre

18
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What is the treatment of severe hypocalcaeima

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IV calcium gluconate
initial bolus 10-20ml 10% calcium gluconate in 5% dextrose IV in 10 minutes while being monitored on ECG

Calcium gluconate infusion can then follow - 100ml of 10% calcium gluconate in 1 litre of saline or 5% dextrose

19
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Why should the hydroxylate derivitaves of vitamin D be prescrived to renal impairment patients with hypocalcaemia caused by low Vit D

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Because the vit D needs to be hydroxylated by the kidney to it’s active form

20
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What are the hydroxylated derivatives of vit D

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Alfacalcidol and calcitrol

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