High Calcium Condition

What is it?

Kidney stones
Gastric ulcers
Abnormal heart beats/palpitations (arrhythmias)
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Osteoporosis
Anorexia
Memory loss
Hyperparathyroidism (this gland is responsible for releasing the parathyroid hormone which releases calcium from the bones to the blood)
Dehydration
Diabetes insipidus
Granulomatous diseases:
- Tuberculosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Lung diseases
- Pulmonary rheumatoid nodules (occurs in lungs if one has rheumatoid arthritis)
Cancer in particular:
- Breast cancer
- Leukaemia
- Lung cancer
Peptic ulcer
Hypophosphatemia
Patients who are inactive or immobilised
Hyperparathyroidism (too much Calcium released)
Low levels of magnesium in blood
Low levels of potassium in the blood
Lack of vitamin K
Vitamin D toxicity
Vitamin A toxicity
Hypothyroidism or if had treatment of hyperthyroidism thus causing hypothyroidism
Low blood pressure
History of constipation
Addison’s disease
Phaeochromocytoma
Primary familial brain calcification
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Increased intestinal calcium absorption
Mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor
Subcutaneous fat necrosis
Decreased renal calcium excretion
H.I.V or A.I.D’s
Advanced long term liver disease
Paget’s disease of bone

Syndromes

Blue diaper syndrome
Long QT syndrome
Milk-alkalis syndrome
Red eye syndrome (short term conjunctivitis)
Williams-Beuren syndrome

Medication

Thiazide Diuretics
Having excessive calcium antacids/calcium supplements
Having high levels of vitamin D supplements
Having high levels of vitamin A supplements

Detailed Information

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