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  2. Hypercalcaemia - Wikipedia

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    An Osborn wave, an abnormal EKG tracing that can be associated with hypercalcemia. Abnormal heart rhythms can also result, and ECG findings of a short QT interval [26] suggest hypercalcaemia. Significant hypercalcaemia can cause ECG changes mimicking an acute myocardial infarction. [27]

  3. Milk-alkali syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Vitamin D levels: low vitamin D levels are found. Normal vitamin D levels eliminate primary hypercalcemia. ECG intervals. Electrocardiograms : An ECG can also be used to diagnose MAS. The following findings related to hypercalcemia could appear on an ECG: [13] Short QT interval: most commonly seen as short OoT or OaT changes.

  4. Electrolyte imbalance - Wikipedia

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    The predominant symptoms of hypercalcemia are abdominal pain, constipation, extreme thirst, excessive urination, kidney stones, nausea and vomiting. [ 3 ] [ 14 ] In severe cases where the calcium concentration is >14 mg/dL, individuals may experience confusion, altered mental status, coma, and seizure.

  5. U wave - Wikipedia

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    According to V. Gorshkov-Cantacuzene: "The U wave is the momentum carried by the blood in the coronary arteries and blood vessels". [4] [5] [6]The resistivity of stationary blood is expressed as () = | (+), where is a coefficient, and is the hematocrit; at that time, as during acceleration of the blood flow occurs a sharp decrease in the longitudinal resistance with small relaxation times.

  6. Disorders of calcium metabolism - Wikipedia

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    Hypercalcemia occurs most commonly in breast cancer, lymphoma, prostate cancer, thyroid cancer, lung cancer, myeloma, and colon cancer. [2] It may be caused by secretion of parathyroid hormone-related peptide by the tumor (which has the same action as parathyroid hormone), or may be a result of direct invasion of the bone, causing calcium ...

  7. List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia

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    cardiac tamponade: hypotension, increased central venous pressure (JVP), distant heart sounds Becker's sign: Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker: ophthalmology, endocrinology: thyrotoxicosis: visible pulsation of retinal arteries Beevor's sign: Charles Edward Beevor: neurology, neurosurgery: spinal trauma at T10: cephalad movement of navel on cervical ...

  8. Medical examiner reverses suicide ruling in 2011 death of ...

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    The medical examiner who ruled the 2011 death of a Philadelphia teacher found with 20 stab wounds a homicide — then later a suicide — now says he believes the case should be ruled as ...

  9. Tumor lysis syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a group of metabolic abnormalities that can occur as a complication from the treatment of cancer, where large amounts of tumor cells are killed off from the treatment, releasing their contents into the bloodstream. [1]