Saturday, February, 11, 2012

Calcium hydroxide

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Alternative Names

Hydrate - calcium; Lime milk; Slaked lime


Symptoms
  • Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
    • Loss of vision
    • Severe pain in the throat
    • Severe pain or burning in the nose, eyes, ears, lips, or tongue
  • Gastrointestinal
    • Blood in the stool
    • Burns in the esophagus (food pipe)
    • Severe abdominal pain
    • Vomiting
    • Vomiting blood
  • Heart and blood
    • Collapse
    • Low blood pressure that develops rapidly
    • Too much or too little acid in the blood (leads to organ damage)
  • Lungs
    • Breathing difficulty (from breathing in substance)
    • Throat swelling (which may also cause breathing difficulty)
  • Skin
    • Burn
    • Holes (necrosis) in the skin or tissues underneath
    • Irritation

Review Date: 02/07/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)