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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Hypercalcemia may be classified according to severity into 3 groups including mild, moderate, and severe hypercalcemia | |||
==Classification== | |||
Hypercalcemia may be classified according to severity into 3 groups:<ref name="pmid27935816">{{cite journal| author=Walsh J, Gittoes N, Selby P, Society for Endocrinology Clinical Committee| title=SOCIETY FOR ENDOCRINOLOGY ENDOCRINE EMERGENCY GUIDANCE: Emergency management of acute hypercalcaemia in adult patients. | journal=Endocr Connect | year= 2016 | volume= 5 | issue= 5 | pages= G9-G11 | pmid=27935816 | doi=10.1530/EC-16-0055 | pmc=5314807 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27935816 }} </ref> | |||
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! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + | Severity | |||
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + | Calcium concentration | |||
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + | Key Points | |||
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| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |Mild hypercalcemia | |||
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<3.0 mmol/L | |||
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + | | |||
*Often asymptomatic | |||
*No urgent correction needed | |||
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| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |Moderate hypercalcemia | |||
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |3.0–3.5 mmol/L | |||
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + | | |||
* Tolerated well if there is a slow rise | |||
* Symptoms may be present | |||
* Treatment indicated in symptomatic cases | |||
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| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |Severe hypercalcemia | |||
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |>3.5 mmol/L | |||
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + | | |||
*Urgent correction is recommended | |||
* Risk of dysrhythmia and coma if not corrected | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Hypercalcemia may be classified according to severity into 3 groups including mild, moderate, and severe hypercalcemia
Classification
Hypercalcemia may be classified according to severity into 3 groups:[1]
| Severity | Calcium concentration | Key Points |
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| Mild hypercalcemia | <3.0 mmol/L |
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| Moderate hypercalcemia | 3.0–3.5 mmol/L |
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| Severe hypercalcemia | >3.5 mmol/L |
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References
- ↑ Walsh J, Gittoes N, Selby P, Society for Endocrinology Clinical Committee (2016). "SOCIETY FOR ENDOCRINOLOGY ENDOCRINE EMERGENCY GUIDANCE: Emergency management of acute hypercalcaemia in adult patients". Endocr Connect. 5 (5): G9–G11. doi:10.1530/EC-16-0055. PMC 5314807. PMID 27935816.