Normal serum ionized calcium levels are crucial to many aspects of physiologic stability. Disturbances in ionized calcium are known to occur frequently in critically ill adults, and to be poorly ...

Dr. Neil D. Fernandes: A 29-month-old boy was transferred to this hospital because of a seizure and hypocalcemia. Approximately 2 months before the current evaluation, the patient had a febrile ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 62-year-old white male who is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 205 pounds. I have diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I was recently diagnosed with “moderate to ...

June 20, 2003 — Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) assay should be routinely performed on patients undergoing total thyroidectomy, according to the results of a prospective trial published in ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 62-year-old white male who is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 205 pounds. I have diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I was recently diagnosed with “moderate to ...

In a position statement on cinacalcet use in children on dialysis, the authors emphasized avoiding hypocalcemia. The FDA has not yet approved use of the calcimimetic cinacalcet in children receiving ...