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Hypocalcemia | |
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Other names | Hypocalcemia |
Calcium within the periodic table | |
Specialty | Endocrinology |
Symptoms | Numbness, muscle spasms, seizures, confusion[1][2] |
Complications | Cardiac arrest.[1][2] |
Causes | Hypoparathyroidism, vitamin D deficiency, kidney failure, pancreatitis, calcium channel blocker overdose, rhabdomyolysis, tumor lysis syndrome, bisphosphonates[1][2] |
Diagnostic method | Blood serum < 2.1 mmol/L (corrected calcium or ionized calcium)[1][2][3] |
Treatment | Calcium supplements, vitamin D, magnesium sulfate.[1][2] |
Frequency | ~18% of people in hospital[4] |
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