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Presentation Case 9. Hypocalcemia

CaseDescription

A 35-year-old man is airliаted to the ED a ter a motor vehicle accident. He
requires multiple trans usions, which stabilize his BP and hemoglobin. The following morning he is trans erred to his hospital room, where he begins to
complain o numbness in his ngers. A prolonged QT interval is noted on an
ECG.

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This patient presents with symptoms o hypocalcemia following multiple
blood transfusions. Blood products o ten contain citrate, which binds to serum calcium, leading to hypocalcemia, which can cause prolonged QT intervals.