dc.contributor.author | Bosworth, Michele | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Mouw, David R. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Skolnik, Deborah C. | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Unexplained hypocalcemia can usually be diagnosed by a limited number of serum tests when the cause isn't obvious from the history (recent neck surgery or renal failure): calcium corrected for serum albumin); creatinine; phosphorus; magnesium; parathyroid hormone (PTH). The most common causes, categorized according to the results of these tests, are (strength of recommendation: C, expert opinion, case series, and physiologic principles): high PTH, high phosphorus, and high creatinine: renal failure; high PTH, low or normal phosphorus, and normal creatinine: vitamin D deficiency or pancreatitis; low PTH, high phosphorus, and normal creatinine: inadequate parathyroid gland function or hypomagnesemia. | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3838 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2008 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 57, no. 10 (October 2008): 677-679. | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | metabolic profiles | eng |
dc.subject | serum albumin | eng |
dc.subject | renal failure | eng |
dc.subject | parathyroidectomy | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Hypocalcemia -- Diagnosis | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Calcium -- Metabolism -- Disorders | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Hypocalcemia -- Etiology | eng |
dc.title | What is the best workup for hypocalcemia? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |