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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
The following should be considered in the physical examination of milk-alkali syndrome: [[vertigo]], [[confusion]], [[apathy]], [[Nausea and vomiting|nausea, vomiting]], [[anorexia]], [[Itch|pruritus]], [[polydipsia]], [[polyuria]], [[Myalgia|muscle aches]], [[tremor]], [[psychosis]], and abnormal [[Calcification|calcifications]] (keratopathy, [[Kidney|renal]] calcinosis). | |||
== Physical Examination == | == Physical Examination == | ||
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* [[Psychosis]] | * [[Psychosis]] | ||
* Abnormal [[Calcification|calcifications]] | * Abnormal [[Calcification|calcifications]] | ||
** [[Ocular]] [[calcification]] (keratopathy and | **[[Ocular]] [[calcification]] in the [[cornea]] (keratopathy) and in the [[conjunctiva]] ([[conjunctivitis]]) | ||
** [[Kidney|Renal]] calcinosis | ** [[Kidney|Renal]] calcinosis | ||
** | **[[Metastatic calcification]] has also been reported in some less common sites such as [[central nervous system]], [[Lung|lungs]], [[liver]], [[Adrenal gland|adrenal glands]], [[bone]], periarticular and [[subcutaneous tissue]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
The following should be considered in the physical examination of milk-alkali syndrome: vertigo, confusion, apathy, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, pruritus, polydipsia, polyuria, muscle aches, tremor, psychosis, and abnormal calcifications (keratopathy, renal calcinosis).
Physical Examination
The following should be considered in the physical examination of milk-alkali syndrome:[1][2]
- Vertigo
- Confusion
- Apathy
- Nausea, vomiting
- Anorexia
- Pruritus
- Polydipsia
- Polyuria
- Muscle aches
- Tremor
- Psychosis
- Abnormal calcifications
- Ocular calcification in the cornea (keratopathy) and in the conjunctiva (conjunctivitis)
- Renal calcinosis
- Metastatic calcification has also been reported in some less common sites such as central nervous system, lungs, liver, adrenal glands, bone, periarticular and subcutaneous tissue.
References
- ↑ Orwoll ES (1982). "The milk-alkali syndrome: current concepts". Ann Intern Med. 97 (2): 242–8. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-97-2-242. PMID 7049033.
- ↑ Texter EC, Laureta HC (1966). "The milk-alkali syndrome". Am J Dig Dis. 11 (5): 413–8. doi:10.1007/BF02233637. PMID 5327389.