Milk-alkali syndrome from ingestion of calcium carbonate in a patient with hypoparathyroidism

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 372-375

  Nabhan, Fadi A ^a,b   Sizemore, Glen W ^a   Camacho, Pauline M ^a,b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Nephrology Section   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 17144366245     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.10.4.372     Document Type: Conference Paper

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