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Characteristics and outcome of severe hypercalcemia on admission to the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2023 AIMS OF THE STUDY: To investigate the prevalence of hypercalcemia (>2.60 mmol/l) and severe hypercalcemia (≥2.80 mmol/l) on admission. Symptoms, causes, course of serum calcium, treatment and outcome of severe hypercalcemia were evaluated and compared ...
Svenja Ravioli +4 more
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Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Thymic Carcinoma: Evolving Mechanisms of Hypercalcemia and Targeted Therapies [PDF]
Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2017 Here we describe, to our knowledge, the first case where an evolution of mechanisms responsible for hypercalcemia occurred in undifferentiated thymic carcinoma and discuss specific management strategies for hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM).
Cheng Cheng +2 more
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Can atorvastatin calcium cause asymptomatic hypercalcemia?
Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2014 The use of statins may have unnatural effects. A 54-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with an incidental finding of hypercalcemia (10.8 mg/dL). There was no disease other than hyperlipidemia, and the patient had been on a course of atorvastatin
Suleyman Hilmi Ipekci +3 more
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Induced Hypercalcemia [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2017 Hypercalcemia in patients with cancer is a common laboratory finding affecting up to 44% of that patient population. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 mediated hypercalcemia is one of the rare mechanisms of this endocrine emergency in cancer patients.
Aram Barbaryan +4 more
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Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia and related disorders [PDF]
Best Practice and Research in Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2018 Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) causes hypercalcemia by three genetic mechanisms: inactivating mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor, the G-protein subunit α11, or adaptor-related protein complex 2, sigma 1 subunit.
J Y Lee, Dolores M Shoback
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Hypercalcemia associated with kidney disease: it is not always what you think—a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Hypercalcemia is a disorder resulting either from impaired calcium renal reabsorption, excessive bone resorption or intestinal absorption, or a combination of these conditions. It can lead to both acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease,
Piotr Piechota +3 more
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Hypercalcemia, Acute Kidney Injury, and Metabolic Alkalosis
Case Reports in Nephrology, 2022 Calcium regulation is tightly controlled in the body. Multiple causes of hypercalcemia have been studied including primary hyperparathyroidism, hypercalcemia of malignancy, and chronic granulomatous disorders.
Faten Aqeel +3 more
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Adrenal insufficiency presenting as hypercalcemia and acute kidney injury
International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2016 Seung Won Ahn,1 Tong Yoon Kim,1 Sangmin Lee,1 Jeong Yeon Jeong,1 Hojoon Shim,1 Yu min Han,1 Kyu Eun Choi,1 Seok Joon Shin,1,2 Hye Eun Yoon,1,2 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 2Division of ...
Ahn SW +8 more
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McGill Journal of Medicine, 2022 Hypercalcemia is a presentation commonly encountered in the clinical setting. Due to its vast differential diagnosis, a systematic approach is necessary when approaching patients with hypercalcemia.
Sophy Mo
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Low-trauma Fracture with Hypercalcemia: Need to Look Deeper [PDF]
Bengal Physician Journal, 2022 Aim: To emphasize the importance of a timely, systemic approach to hypercalcemia to reach an etiological diagnosis. Background: Hypercalcemia is commonly encountered in many individuals, in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Aditya Deshpande +5 more
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