Hypocalciuria in pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension due to decreased fractional excretion of calcium

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-85

  McGrowder, Donovan ^a   Williams, Algie ^a   Gordon, Lorenzo ^a   Crawford, Tazhmoye ^a   Alexander Lindo, Ruby ^a   Irving, Rachael ^a   Hamilton, Michelle ^a   Fraser, Yeiny T P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Calcium to creatinine ratio; Chronic hypertension; Fractional excretion; Hypocalciuria; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CALCIUM; CREATININE; PHOSPHATE; UREA; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM EXCRETION; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCIURIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PREECLAMPSIA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 65549133741     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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