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A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
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ID 58113966
T1 Hypoparathyroidism
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58113966
RD 2024/04/19
AB •  Paresthesias,  muscle  cramps,  carpopedal  spasm,  laryngeal  stridor,  convulsions,  malaise,  muscle  and  abdominal  cramps,  tetany,  urinary  frequency,  lethargy,  anxiety,  psychoneurosis,  depression,  and  psychosis•  History  of  central  neck  (thyroid,  parathyroid,  or  laryngeal)  resection•  Positive  Chvostek  and  Trousseau  signs•  Brittle  and  atrophied  nails,  defective  teeth,  cataracts•  Hypocalcemia  and  hyperphosphatemia,  low  or  absent  urinary  calcium,  low  or  absent  circulating  parathyroid  hormone  (PTH)•  Calcification  of  basal  ganglia,  cartilage,  and  arteries  as  seen  on  x-ray