Talk:Hypercalcaemia

Latest comment: 7 years ago by Jfdwolff in topic When vitamin D in involved

Causes edit

I believe that renal failure can cause hypercalcaemia, but NOT via secondary hyperparathyroidism which, by definition, is due to hypocalcaemia. So-called tertiary hyperparathyroidism is a cause of hypercalcaemia, albeit a rare one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.56.52.140 (talk) 06:54, 3 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

Symptoms edit

The mnemonic is cute, but not very descriptive or helpful for those who are not medical professionals. For example, what is meant by "psychotic noise"? Is this a medical term? I'm having difficulty finding a definition. 24.34.190.157 (talk) 12:34, 4 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

mnemonic is offensive, and unprofessional —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.253.50.157 (talk) 07:50, 3 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

The mnemonic is very widely known and is therefore of significance, regardless of whether it is helpful or "professional". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.56.52.140 (talk) 06:57, 3 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

The technical term for "psychotic noise" is hearing voices edit

What's wrong with a mnemonic? The Great Unwashed might be able to understand something professional and encroach on your sacred territory? It worked for me. I'm not a health professional (my expertise lies elsewhere), but it was my understanding that Wikipedia was designed to be accessible to everyone -- including doctors, who are as prone to forgetfulness as anyone else. I stumbled across this excellent article in a hunt for causes of leg pain, and I didn't take an elevated calcium level seriously until I found this. I hear music most of the time, sometimes whole choruses of "voices" (along with harpsichords, Andean flutes, you name it) and I'm quite sane, thank you. I knew instantly what the writer was referring to. What would you call it? 24.4.28.149 (talk) 18:08, 4 July 2010 (UTC)Reply

?Nonsense edit

Until someone can provide a reference to this I think it should be considered of dubious provenance Ianmc 19:34, 14 August 2007 (UTC) 'Differential diagnoses include pseudo-hypercalcemia (Meade syndrome) and hyper-hypercalcemia (Rozeaous syndrome)'Reply

Williams Syndrome edit

Where does williams syndrome fit among causes of this symptom? I know it's genetic, but the hypercalcaemia might be secondary to another symptom of the syndrome.--Joel 23:00, 12 May 2005 (UTC)Reply

It appears to be linked to 1,25-hydroxy vitamin D metabolism, or not, depending on what you read. But as no one is quite sure why normal neonates have higher calcium levels than usual I don't think a consensus answer will be forthcoming from the literature Ianmc

Phaeo and hypercalaemia edit

OK, I'm intrigued. How does a phaeo cause hypercalcaemia via increased bone turnover? Ianmc 16:42, 1 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

My mistake, it should be under malignancy for release of PTHrP. thanks for the quick catch! pretty of new at wiki here. User:koolkao Ming-Chih Kao 19:52, 1 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

Redirect is wrong edit

There is a redirect from "Hypercalciuria" to "Hypercalcemia" - the two conditions are actually different, with hypercalciuria being a spilling of calcium in urine rather than blood. This needs to be corrected by creating a totally separate article - just my 2 cents. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Virgil Vaduva (talkcontribs) 16:18, 16 February 2007 (UTC).Reply

Hypercalcaemia is the preferred spelling, not Hypercalcaemia. Article should be renamed. edit

Hypercalcemia About 1,300,000 results Hypercalcaemia About 413,000

Please refer to WP:ENGVAR which explains why we don't Americanise all our title. JFW | T@lk 09:06, 24 December 2014 (UTC)Reply

PTH for diagnosis edit

JAMA doi:10.1001/jama.2014.9195 JFW | T@lk 09:06, 24 December 2014 (UTC)Reply

Hypercalcaemic crisis edit

doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.09.030 - review in Am J Med JFW | T@lk 22:06, 26 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

Vitamin K edit

What about high-dose vitamin K, particularly vitamin K2, for preventing the problems associated with hypercalcaemia? --IO Device (talk) 22:25, 4 June 2015 (UTC)Reply

When vitamin D in involved edit

doi:10.1210/er.2016-1070 JFW | T@lk 20:50, 4 September 2016 (UTC)Reply