Hypocalcemia Calcium Deficiency, Dependency and Toxicity Vitamins and Minerals
In medicine, hypocalcaemia is the presence of low serum calcium levels in the blood, usually taken as less than 2.2 mmol/L or 9mg/dl or an ionized calcium level of less than 1.1 mmol/L (4.5 mg/dL). It is a type of electrolyte disturbance. It mainly occurs due to a deficiency of parathyroid hormone, inefficient parathyroid hormone, or deficiency of Vitamin D.
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- Hypocalcemia: Diagnosis and Treatment - Covers the clinical features, factitious causes, associations with deficiency, dependency and calcium toxicity chronic illness and thyroid surgery. From Endotext.
- Signs of Hypocalcemia: Chvostek’s and Trousseau’s Signs - Features the physical predictors associated with this condition. calcium Includes illustrations.[PDF]
- Hypocalcemia - Describes this condition, the signs, symptoms, diagnostic evaluation, and therapy.
- eMedicine - Hypocalcemia - Provides a background, clinical aspects, differentials, and treatment hypocalcemia for this hypocalcemia condition.
- Care of Children With a Hypocalcemic Crisis - Guidelines from the Medical College of Georgia.
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