Calcium chloride

Introduction: Calcium chloride

Description of Calcium chloride

Calcium chloride: used to correct calcium deficiencies and in the treatment of hypocalcemia, magnesium intoxication, hyperkalemia, cardiac failure, and in some cases of drug overdose.
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Calcium chloride: A crystalline, white substance, soluble in water, Calcium Chloride is the chloride salt of calcium, a bivalent metallic element with many crucial biological roles. Calcium is a major constituent of the skeleton but plays many roles as an intracellular and plasma ion as well. In medicine, calcium chloride is also used as a 10% solution in injection, for calcium replenishment. (NCI04)
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Calcium chloride: A salt used to replenish calcium levels, as an acid-producing diuretic, and as an antidote for magnesium poisoning.
Source: MeSH 2007

Calcium chloride: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Calcium chloride:

• Calcium
• Calcium disorder
• Hypocalcemia (13 causes)
• Magnesium
• Intoxication
• Hyperkalemia (110 causes)
• Cardiac
• Cardiac symptoms (2927 causes)
• Cardiac disease
• Cardiac disorder

Hierarchical classifications of Calcium chloride

The following list attempts to classify Calcium chloride into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Calcium Compounds
    • Calcium Chloride

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Chlorine Compounds
    • Hydrochloric Acid
      • Chlorides
        • Calcium Chloride

External links related to: Calcium chloride

• Cacl2 Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Calcium Chloride - RxList Monographs

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