Is severe hypocalcemia immediately life threatening?
Objective: Severe hypocalcemia (Ca <1.9 mmol/L) is often considered an emergency because of a potential risk of cardiac arrest or seizures. However, there is little evidence to support this. The aim of our study was to assess whether severe hypocalcemia was associated with immediately life-threat...
Main Authors: | Maxime Duval, Kalyane Bach-Ngohou, Damien Masson, Camille Guimard, Philippe Le Conte, David Trewick |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Bioscientifica
2018-10-01
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Series: | Endocrine Connections |
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Online Access: | https://ec.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/ec/7/10/EC-18-0267.xml |
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