"Hypocalcemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Reduction of the blood calcium below normal. Manifestations include hyperactive deep tendon reflexes, Chvostek's sign, muscle and abdominal cramps, and carpopedal spasm. (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D006996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.452.174.509 C18.452.950.509
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypocalcemia" by people in Profiles.
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Alsafran S, Sherman SK, Dahdaleh FS, Ruhle B, Mercier F, Kaplan EL, Angelos P, Grogan RH. Preoperative calcitriol reduces postoperative intravenous calcium requirements and length of stay in parathyroidectomy for renal-origin hyperparathyroidism. Surgery. 2019 01; 165(1):151-157.
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Al-Dhahri SF, Mubasher M, Al-Muhawas F, Alessa M, Terkawi RS, Terkawi AS. Early prediction of oral calcium and vitamin D requirements in post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Sep; 151(3):407-14.
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Miller JE, Kovesdy CP, Norris KC, Mehrotra R, Nissenson AR, Kopple JD, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Association of cumulatively low or high serum calcium levels with mortality in long-term hemodialysis patients. Am J Nephrol. 2010; 32(5):403-13.
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Ward RT, Colton DM, Meade PC, Henry JC, Contreras LM, Wilson OM, Fleming AW. Serum levels of calcium and albumin in survivors versus nonsurvivors after critical injury. J Crit Care. 2004 Mar; 19(1):54-64.
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Perez E, Sullivan KE. Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (DiGeorge and velocardiofacial syndromes). Curr Opin Pediatr. 2002 Dec; 14(6):678-83.