Treatment of medically refractory hypercalcemic crisis

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 538-541

  Au, Selena ^a   Dunham, Michael ^a   Godinez, Tomas ^a  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epoprostenol anticoagulation; Hemofiltration; Hypercalcemia; Hypertensive crisis; PRES; Primary hyperparathyroidism

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; HEMODIALYZERS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT TREATMENT; REFRACTORY MATERIALS;

ANTI-COAGULATION; EPOPROSTENOL ANTICOAGULATION; HAEMODIALYSIS; HEMOFILTRATION; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

DIALYSIS;

CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; CINACALCET; ETIRACETAM; FUROSEMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; PROSTACYCLIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS HEMOFILTRATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SEIZURE;

EID: 84864052251     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ijao.5000089     Document Type: Article

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