RT Book, Section
A1 Kasper, Dennis L.
A1 Fauci, Anthony S.
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A1 Longo, Dan L.
A1 Jameson, J. Larry
A1 Loscalzo, Joseph
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ID 1128787900
T1 Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia
T2 Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071828529
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128787900
RD 2024/04/24
AB Hypercalcemia  from  any  cause  can  result  in  fatigue,  depression,  mental  confusion,  anorexia,  nausea,  constipation,  renal  tubular  defects,  polyuria,  a  short  QT  interval,  and  arrhythmias.  CNS  and  GI  symptoms  can  occur  at  levels  of  serum  calcium  >2.9  mmol/L  (>11.5  mg/dL),  and  nephrocalcinosis  and  impairment  of  renal  function  occur  when  serum  calcium  is  >3.2  mmol/L  (>13  mg/dL).  Severe  hypercalcemia,  usually  defined  as  >3.7  mmol/L  (>15  mg/dL),  can  be  a  medical  emergency,  leading  to  coma  and  cardiac  arrest.