Tetany: Diagnostic Tests

Obligatory medical device diagnostics.

* Hypocalcemia (calcium deficiency) shows a prolongation of the QT time (time that elapses from the Q wave in the ECG to the end of the T wave) in the ECG.

Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination, and obligatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic workup

  • Electromyography (EMG; measurement of electrical muscle activity) – to visualize spontaneous discharges.