"Hypocalcemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Reduction of the blood calcium below normal. Manifestations include hyperactive deep tendon reflexes, Chvostek's sign, muscle and abdominal cramps, and carpopedal spasm. (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D006996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.452.174.509 C18.452.950.509
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypocalcemia" by people in Profiles.
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Parathyroid hormone: a sensitive predictor of hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Jun; 134(6):907-10.
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A double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial of intravenous magnesium sulfate for foscarnet-induced ionized hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia in patients with AIDS and cytomegalovirus infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2000 Aug; 44(8):2143-8.