Basic Info
Symptoms
Hypocalcemia can be caused by hypoparathyroidism, by failure to produce 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, by low levels of pla...
Causes
Hypocalcemia can be caused by hypoparathyroidism, by failure to produce 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, by low levels of pla...
Tests
Hypocalcemia is diagnosed by acquiring a sample of blood serum and measuring the concentraton of free calcium using a...
Treatments
The method chosen for treatment depends on the exact cause and on the severity of the hypocalcemia. Severe hypocalcem...
Complications
The prognosis for correcting hypocalcemia is excellent. However, the eye damage that may result from chronic hypocalc...
Prevention
The first, and most obvious, way to help prevent hypocalcemia is to ensure that adequate amounts of calcium and vitam...
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