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Severe hypercalcemia due to drowning in an onsen (hot spring)

open access: yesJournal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2023
Hypercalcemia is generally caused by primary hyperparathyroidism, malignancies, and drugs. Herein, we report a case of severe hypercalcemia due to drowning in hot springs.
Daisuke Ueno   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Osborn Waves: History and Significance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The Osborn wave is a deflection with a dome or hump configuration occurring at the R-ST junction (J point) on the ECG (Fig. 1). In the historical view, different names have been used for this wave in the medical literature, such as “camel-hump sign ...
Atarashi, Hirotsugu   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Vitamin D: Newer Concepts of Its Metabolism and Function at the Basic and Clinical Level. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The interest in vitamin D continues unabated with thousands of publications contributing to a vast and growing literature each year. It is widely recognized that the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and the enzymes that metabolize vitamin D are found in many ...
Bikle, Daniel D
core   +1 more source

Preoperative Vitamin D Supplementation to Reduce Hypocalcemia Following Total Thyroidectomy: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aims to determine whether preoperative supplementation of vitamin D reduces the incidence of hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy. Methods Conducted in conformity with the PRISMA statement, a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCT) was performed assessing postoperative hypocalcemia and
Luca Canali   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ovarian cancer presenting with hypercalcemia: two cases with similar manifestations but different mechanisms

open access: yesCancer Biology & Medicine, 2018
Hypercalcemia presenting in ovarian cancer is uncommon in the clinic. Here, two cases of ovarian epithelial carcinoma that presented with severe hypercalcemia were reported, with a review of the literature.
Xuegong Ma   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lithium-Associated Hypercalcemia: Pathophysiology, Prevalence, Management

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, 2017
BackgroundLithium-associated hypercalcemia (LAH) is an ill-defined endocrinopathy. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of hypercalcemia in a cohort of bipolar patients (BP) with and without concomitant lithium treatment and to ...
A. Meehan   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Critical mistakes in managing chronic constipation in the older person and how to avoid them: A narrative review

open access: yesJournal of General and Family Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives This narrative review identifies pitfalls in managing constipation in older adults and provides evidence‐based recommendations to avoid them. Methods A selective literature search was conducted across electronic databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library) to identify relevant publications on constipation management in ...
Madunil Niriella   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paraneoplastic PRES from lymphoma induced hypercalcemia: Case report and review of the literature

open access: yeseNeurologicalSci, 2018
Hypercalcemia from tumors has been associated with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) but the mechanism remains unclear. In this article, we describe a case of PRES caused by hypercalcemia from lymphoma.
Khaled Moussawi   +3 more
doaj  

Risk of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Modified by Diuretics—A Population‐Level Case‐Control Study

open access: yesOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study aims to characterize diuretic use among patients with and without benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) using a population‐level database. Study Design A case‐control study. Setting TriNetX US Collaborative Network. Methods Subjects with ≥1 hospital visit between 2019 and 2024 were queried and stratified by age (18 ...
Marwin Li   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Cross-Sectional Study to Determine the Prevalence of Calcium Metabolic Disorder in Malignant Childhood Cancers in Patients Admitted to the Pediatric Ward of Vali-Asr Hospital [PDF]

open access: yesActa Medica Iranica, 2011
Calcium metabolic disorders, such as hypercalcemia is a potentially life-threatening disorder especially when coupled with an already compromised condition. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic calcium disorders in childhood
Saudatu A. Sambo   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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