Chapter
Hypercalcemia
Abstract
Hypercalcemia is a common medical problem in clinical practice. Many patients are asymptomatic at presentation [1]. Mechanisms of hypercalcemia include increased bone resorption, increased gastrointestinal absorption of calcium and/or increased renal calcium reabsorption. Hypercalcemia can be classified into parathyroid hormone (PTH)-dependent and PTH-independent causes [2]. Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and malignancy-associated …
Authors
Hashem WA; Orr CJ; Khan AA
Book title
Medical and Surgical Treatment of Parathyroid Diseases
Pagination
pp. 91-105
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2017
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-26794-4_9