Milk-alkali syndrome physical examination
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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 (keratopathy and calcium deposits in the conjunctiva)
- Renal calcinosis
- Other sites with metastatic calcification may include:
- Central nervous system,70
- Lungs 70
- Liver,74
- Adrenal gland ,74
- Bone,9
- Periarticular tissue,71
- Subcutaneous tissue,73
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.