title: [Pharma-clinics. How I treat ... abnormalities of serum calcium].
abstract: Treatment of both hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia depends on the underlying disorder; the magnitude of the calcium abnormalities and the severity of symptoms. In the case of hypercalcemia, there is a broad selection of effective medications, especially the biphosphonates. Treatment of hypocalcemia relies on the calcium intake and often vitamin D supplementation. For both abnormalities, the underlying cause must be treated, if possible, to definitively restore normocalcemia.
authors.affiliation: Service Médecine interne CHU Ourthe-Amblève.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Janssens
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Krzesinski
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates; D014807:Vitamin D; D002118:Calcium