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Sound It Out

y Ka is for cardiac (and GI) = K+ & Ca+y Na is for neuro = Na+

y Ma is for muscle =Mg+ (also affects heart muscle)

ALWAYS REMEMBER

Water follows Sodium Sodium is the reciprocal of potassium Calcium is the reciprocal of phosphate All produce CNS stimulation or depression

CNS Stimulation

Hypomagnesaemia Hyponatremia/hyperkalemia Hypocalcemia/hyperphophatemiaCNS Depression

Hypermagnesaemia Hypernatremia/hypokalemia Hypercalcemia/hypophosphatemia

Saying for hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia:Twitch, Twitch

Seize, Seize

Chvostecks & Trousseaus

Chvostecks : facial twitching when same side of the face jaw is tapped

Trousseaus : muscle spasm of hand and wrist from pressure applied to nerves and vessels of the upper

arm.

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