Study note

Late onset neonatal hypocalcemia

THE CONTEXT

The passage describes the clinical manifestations of late onset hypocalcemia and a dietary mechanism involving animal milk.

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Late onset hypocalcemia presents with classical neonatal tetany, jitteriness, and seizures.

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Feeding animal milk with a high phosphate content can cause hyperphosphatemia, followed by hypocalcemia.

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