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Lessons of the month: Over-the-counter antacids causing hypercalcaemia: The emergence of calcium-alkali syndrome

We present the case of a woman who was found to have severe hypercalcaemia, staghorn calculus formation and renal impairment from the long-standing ingestion of calcium carbonate antacids from a supermarket outlet. The dosage was reported to be approximately 1,800 mg of elemental calcium each day wh...

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Published in:Clin Med (Lond)
Main Authors: Maarouf, Amro, Jones, Sharon
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Royal College of Physicians 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7385791/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32675162
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0208
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