Severe hypercalcemia from the milk-alkali syndrome

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Yang, Ju Dong ^a   Lawson, Paige ^a   Beland, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LOSARTAN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MALE; MILK ALKALI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTACIDS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; MALE;

EID: 84883243054     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.03.016     Document Type: Letter

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