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Overview
The most common risk factors of hypocalcemia is vitamin D deficiency.Other common causes of hypocalcemia include magnesium, newborn babies, parathyroid hormone (PTH),hyperphosphatemia and renal causes.
Risk Factors
Common Risk Factors
- Common risk factors in the development of hypocalcemia may be environmental or genetic.[1]
- Common risk factors in the development of hypocalcemia include:
- Vitamin D deficiency
- PTH deficiency
- Hypomagnesemia
- Hypoalbuminemia
- Hyperphosphatemia
- Newborn babies:Especially true with diabetic mothers
Less Common Risk Factors
- Less common risk factors in the development of hypocalcemia include:[2]
- Surgical effects
- Medication side effects
- Anion chelation
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism
- Hepatic disease
- Acute pancreatitis
- Enhanced protein binding
- Critical illness
- Severe sepsis
- History of gastrointestinal disorders
- Anxiety disorders
References
- ↑ Carroll R, Matfin G (February 2010). "Endocrine and metabolic emergencies: hypocalcaemia". Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab. 1 (1): 29–33. doi:10.1177/2042018810366494. PMC 3474611. PMID 23148147.
- ↑ Dickerson RN, Alexander KH, Minard G, Croce MA, Brown RO (2004). "Accuracy of methods to estimate ionized and "corrected" serum calcium concentrations in critically ill multiple trauma patients receiving specialized nutrition support". JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 28 (3): 133–41. doi:10.1177/0148607104028003133. PMID 15141404.