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Muscle cramps or tetany
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DDx
Nocturnal leg cramps
- Idiopathic
- Diabetes
- Parkinson’s disease
- CNS or spinal cord disease
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Hemodialysis
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Pregnancy
- Drugs: cisplatin, vincristine
- Muscle injury, eg, sports
- Dehydration
- Hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, hyponatremia, hypoglycemia, hyperkalemia, hypermagnesemia
- Alkalosis (eg, vomiting, hyperventilation)
- Vascular insufficiency (claudication)
- Restless leg syndrome
- Dystonia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Celiac disease
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Black widow spider bite
- McArdle’s disease (muscle fatigue, cramping, high CK)
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DDx
Nocturnal leg cramps
- Idiopathic
- Diabetes
- Parkinson’s disease
- CNS or spinal cord disease
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Hemodialysis
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Pregnancy
- Drugs: cisplatin, vincristine
- Muscle injury, eg, sports
- Dehydration
- Hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, hyponatremia, hypoglycemia, hyperkalemia, hypermagnesemia
- Alkalosis (eg, vomiting, hyperventilation)
- Vascular insufficiency (claudication)
- Restless leg syndrome
- Dystonia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Celiac disease
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Black widow spider bite
- McArdle’s disease (muscle fatigue, cramping, high CK)
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Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Muscle Cramps or Tetany." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114297/all/Muscle_cramps_or_tetany.
Zeiger RFR. Muscle cramps or tetany. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114297/all/Muscle_cramps_or_tetany. Accessed March 27, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Muscle cramps or tetany. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114297/all/Muscle_cramps_or_tetany
Zeiger RFR. Muscle Cramps or Tetany [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2023 March 27]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114297/all/Muscle_cramps_or_tetany.
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