Publikation

[Hypercalcemia - Diagnosis and Management].

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.09.2022

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Koster M, Brändle M. [Hypercalcemia - Diagnosis and Management]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2022; 111:675-681.
Art
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Deutsch)
Zeitschrift
Praxis (Bern 1994) 2022; 111
Veröffentlichungsdatum
01.09.2022
ISSN (Druck)
1661-8157
Seiten
675-681
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Hypercalcemia - Diagnosis and Management The diagnostic workup of hypercalcemia requires a thorough patient history, a focused clinical examination as well as a step-by-step laboratory diagnostic approach. In order to detect the exact aetiology of hypercalcemia an accurate measurement of serum calcium in correlation with the parathyroid hormone level is therefore essential. Primary hyperparathyroidism and malignancy-related hypercalcemia are responsible for about 90% of all hypercalcemia cases. Therefore, these two pathologies should always be considered in the diagnostic approach. The therapeutic procedure is based on the aetiology and severity of the hypercalcemia.