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A Practical Approach to Hypercalcemia - Drsarma
A Practical Approach to Hypercalcemia MARY F. CARROLL, , Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, Roswell, New Mexico DAVID S. SCHADE, , University of New Mexico School of Medicine and Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico Hypercalcemia is a disorder commonly encountered by primary care physicians. The diag- nosis often is made incidentally in asymptomatic patients. Clinical manifestations affect the neuromuscular, gastrointestinal, renal, skeletal, and cardiovascular systems. The most com- mon causes of Hypercalcemia are primary hyperparathyroidism and malignancy. Some other important causes of Hypercalcemia are medications and familial hypocalciuric hyper- calcemia. An initial diagnostic work-up should include measurement of intact parathyroid hormone, and any medications that are likely to be causative should be discontinued. Parathyroid hormone is suppressed in malignancy-associated Hypercalcemia and elevated in primary hyperparathyroidism.
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