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hypercalcemic pertaining to hypercalcemia. hypercalcemic nephropathy continuous high blood levels of calcium reduce renal efficiency and may cause mineralization of tubules and then glomeruli. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Patients may be hypercalcemic as a result of the hyperfunctioning of the preexisting adenoma. Hypercalcemic crisis (especially total calcium [Ca] > 16 mg/dL) endangers the patient with encephalopathy, acute renal failure and even death. Research supports medical intervention to abate the probability of a hypercalcemic crisis in hopes of allowing patients to be discharged from the hospital in the terminal stages of cancer. |
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