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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