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Hypocalcemia
Other namesHypocalcemia
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]

Hypocalcemia is low calcium levels in the blood serum.<ref>{{cite

  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference EU2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Fong2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pat2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference BMJ2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hypocalcemia
Other namesHypocalcemia
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]

Hypocalcemia is low calcium levels in the blood serum.<ref>{{cite

  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference EU2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Fong2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pat2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference BMJ2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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