Module Summary
Dr Helen Ashby, consultant in chemical pathology and metabolic medicine, gives her advice on dealing with a high calcium blood result.
Learning Objectives
This module will update your knowledge on hypercalcaemia, including:
- Normal values
- Likely causes
- Immediate action to take
- Likely outcomes and clinical management in primary care
Author
Dr Helen Ashby is a consultant in chemical pathology and metabolic medicine at The Dudley Group Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This article was commissioned through the Clinical Practice Section of the Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (ACB). The views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the ACB
Date module published
May 01, 2017
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