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Hypercalcemia: is that caused by low kidney function, prob. with the spleen, pth or what?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Work up: You need to be worked up to figure out the cause. It could a couple different things.
Answered 8/22/2013
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Hypercalcemia : There are various causes if hypercalcemia (h) and low kidney function is not one of them. Some causes of h are parathyroid adenoma causing increased parathyroid hormone release, hyperthyroidism, tumors metastatic to bone, vitamin d intoxication, among others. As there are no good causes of h, see an endocrinologist or a nephrologist to find the cause of h in the person you are asking about.
Answered 12/10/2013
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