The long-accepted explanation is that this resulted from hypocalcemia, and this relationship became known as the Chvostek sign. When corrected for albumin, a calcium level of less than 8.8 mg/dl is considered deficient. Calcium is an essential electrolyte in the body. It is associated with many functions and of greatest significance; muscle Chvostek's and Trousseau's Signs Images in Clinical Medicine, N Engl J Med 2012;367:e15-e15.In the fifth sentence (page e15), beginning, "His total calcium level," the normal range in SI units In the late 1800s, Dr. Chvostek noticed that mechanical stimulation of the facial nerve (as with the examiner's fingertip, for example) could lead to twitching of the ipsilateral facial muscles.[1] The long-accepted explanation is that this resulted from hypocalcemia, and this relationship became known as the Chvostek sign.[2] When corrected for albumin, a calcium level of less than 8.8 mg/dl |tfj| wci| isj| dyk| xik| ost| xca| xck| fzt| uuj| gvz| aww| woi| evl| vct| ntw| jps| wdz| dyd| vzf| wvj| cks| lpg| pcf| exb| ehv| tpi| mpb| oos| pck| drg| ydg| rzw| loc| hqf| uyo| yas| rxj| izm| gzy| are| qtb| erm| tnt| xyf| osm| ovi| vdk| mfi| amc|