Chvostek sign
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clinical sign of existing nerve hyperexcitability
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Within Vinony's link graph, Chvostek sign is referenced by 39 other articles, and connects out to hypocalcaemia, sodium and potassium.
It is catalogued under the topic Symptoms and signs: Endocrinology, nutrition, and metabolism.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- clinical sign
- Subclass of
- tetany
- Named after
- František Chvostek
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- anatomical location
- head
- suggests the existence of
- hypocalcaemia
- Commons category
- Chvostek sign
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hypocalcaemia
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sodium
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potassium
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phosphates
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PubMed
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parathyroid hormone
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aminoglycoside antibiotic
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facial nerve
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hyponatremia
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hypercalcemia
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hypernatremia
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hyperkalemia
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hypokalemia
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adenylate cyclase
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