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miss molly mengajar bab baru,
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calsium,which is one of the most abundant mineral in our body..
the function of calsium in our life..
would u guess??
for teeth and bones only??
as wat we all can see in the TV advertisement??
owh, no my dear...
you r absolutely wrong..
calsium also need for the neuromuscular activities (to transmitted the information by released of the neurotransmitter and also for initiation of muscle contraction), catalysed for enzyme (lipase), for trasmission of nerve impulse and also important for blood coagulation (to make sure your blood could be clot and the bleeding could be stop while u've been cut or injured) one of the clotting factor in our body.
the point to remember is:
there were two hormone that related to this process;
calcitonin (stimulates the calcium deposited in the bones and reduces calsium uptake in kidney) and also
parathyroid hormone(PTH) (act to causes bone resorption by activating osteoclasts to release calsium from bones).
she also said, during the
mestruation cycle of the women, there will be lots of calcium dispose away from the body which indicates the low of serum calsium, also known as the
hypocalcaemia (the abnormal low concentration of calcium in the blood). The clinical features of this situation can be catogarized into 2 which is:
- neurologic features
*anxiety (being so worried without any significant result)
*insomnia (sleeping disorder)
*depression (feeling sad and hopeless much of the time)
2. muscular
*tetany (muscle cramps caused by low blood calsium level)
the treatment is wether we can take an oral supplement, 1,25 DHCC or synthetic vit D..
but for me, the best way is
CHOCHOLATES!!!!you also can got the abnormal high concentration of calcium level in the blood which mostly known as
Hypercalcaemia. for those who takes lot of calsium gonna find a symptoms like this:
- lethargy(weakness)
- mental changes (confusion and depression)
- abdominal pain
- renal problems(renal stones)
- polydepsia (dehydration) and polyuria (excessive urination)
- cardiac arrhythmias ( irregular heartbeat) the normal heartbeat is 120/80; so when the heartbeat was fast, above 120 it will called as tachycardia. while the heartbeat is slow (low below 120); it will called as bradycardia.
what causes of the hypercalcaemia??
of sure bcoz the excessive of the calsium or vitamin D intake in our diet,
for the information, vit d is used or function to help the absoption of calsium in the intestine.
(if im not mistaken, right me if im wrong..hikhikhik..)
the most related disease is osteoporasis (the reduction of bone mass)
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