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hypercalcemia - revankar
#1

HYPER CALCEMIA
most commmon cause
frequently occuring causes
clinical manifestations
ECG changes

initail stepp in management of hypercalcemia
drugs used--doc
drug of choice in case of refractory hyercalcemia
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#2
good question--good trend



commonest cause--primary hyperthyroidism




chimpanzees

c==calcium excess in diet

h==hyperthyroidism--primary hyperthyroidism

i=

m-=mil alkali syndrome

p= pagets disease

a= addison's disese

n-- neoplasm primery bone --multiple myeloma/ metastastasis


z ollinger ellison'S syndrome

excess vit d/

e==excess vit a

s- sarcoidosis


clinical m/---poly urea polydypsia and dehydration and bone /monen/ groan and overtones

even present with behavioural problems/ pancreatitis/ peptic ulcer / bone pain--osteitis fibrous cystica or brown tumour/ nephrolithiasis/ rennal failure due to dehydration

ecg changes-- qt will be short

fluid resucitation is the initial step in management

doc-- depends

biphosponate--there are other --calcitonin--mithramycin--

refractory hypocalemia--not sure --is it calcitonin?



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#3
thanks revenker
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