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A 23 year old brought in emergency, because of severe arm and face muscle…
A 23 year old brought in emergency, because of severe arm and face muscle spasms
Background Information
Systems involved
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Muscular system
Allow manipulation of environment, facial expression and locomotion.
Integumentary system
It includes skin, hair and nails, protects external body covering
Nervous system
Responds to internal and external changes, activates muscles and glands.
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Difference between Tetany, twitch and summation
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Tetany
Condition formed by muscular spasms that caused by malfunction of parathyroid gland and deficiency of calcium.
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Upstream causes
Indirect cause
While he got his last fresh tattoo the needle that insert the skin was dirty and it was toxic, that is why he has spasms.
Direct cause
The toxin by clostridium caused a infection in the muscle that blocked the release of inhibitory neurotransmitter.
Downstream effects
These toxins results in overstimulation of muscles, lock jaws and trunk/limb muscle spasms and it is fatal due to respiratory failure.