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* Two [[ampule]]s of [[intravenous]] [[calcium gluconate]] 10% is given slowly in a period of 10 minutes, or if the hypocalcemia is severe, [[calcium chloride]] is given instead. | * Two [[ampule]]s of [[intravenous]] [[calcium gluconate]] 10% is given slowly in a period of 10 minutes, or if the hypocalcemia is severe, [[calcium chloride]] is given instead. | ||
* Maintenance doses of both calcium and vitamin-D (often as 1,25-(OH)<sub>2</sub>-D<sub>3</sub>, i.e. [[calcitriol]])) are often necessary to prevent further decline. | * Maintenance doses of both calcium and vitamin-D (often as 1,25-(OH)<sub>2</sub>-D<sub>3</sub>, i.e. [[calcitriol]])) are often necessary to prevent further decline. | ||
===Contraindicated medications=== | |||
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|MedCond = Hypocalcemia|Alendronate}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Medical Therapy
- Two ampules of intravenous calcium gluconate 10% is given slowly in a period of 10 minutes, or if the hypocalcemia is severe, calcium chloride is given instead.
- Maintenance doses of both calcium and vitamin-D (often as 1,25-(OH)2-D3, i.e. calcitriol)) are often necessary to prevent further decline.
Contraindicated medications
Hypocalcemia is considered an absolute contraindication to the use of the following medications: