Management of HypoCalcemia

Description: Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics Discussion: - physical properties - state in body fluids - physiologic roles of calcium are well established; - abnormally low concentrations of Ca permit spontaneous discharges of both sensory & motor fibers in peripheral nerves, leading to tetany; - w/ elevated levels, nerve impulses are blocked, leading to coma; - calcium is also necessary & important addition to cell membranes, giving strength to these structures and regulating permeability; - sudden death may occur when the ionized calcium falls below 2 mg/dL;