Background The impact of concomitant vitamin D deficiency and maternal hypocalcemia on fetal growth has is not clear. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of treatment with vitamin D on maternal and neonatal indices in pregnant women with hypocalcemia. Materials and Methods This clinical trial was conducted on 110 pregnant women (22-26 weeks of gestational age) with simultaneous m...

Calcium levels are regulated by a hormone known as the parathyroid hormone (PTH), which is secreted by the parathyroid gland. If the body fails to maintain the calcium levels within the normal ranges, hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia results. Hypocalcemia is the condition in which the serum calcium levels in the blood are low. The presentation of the patients with hypocalcemia can vary from asympt...

OBJECTIVE Many varieties of methods using intra-operative PTH have been applied to predict hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. The present study prospectively evaluated the reliability of intra-operative PTH through a single assay to predict hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. MATERIAL AND METHOD Intra-operative PTH were performed before and 20 minutes after total thyroidectomy for 30...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE The risk of developing hypocalcemia is the reason for prolonged hospitalisation after total thyroidectomy. The objective of this study was to validate parathyroid hormone measurement for predicting post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eighty-two patients who underwent total or completion thyroidectomy from February 2009 to March 2010 were enrolled i...

PURPOSE Neonatal late-onset hypocalcemia is defined as hypocalcemia developed after postnatal 3 days and associated with hypoparathyroidism, high phosphate diets and vitamin D deficiency. We experienced the increment of neonatal late onset hypocalcemia over 1 year. We tried to evaluate the relationship between late onset hypocalcemia and maternal hypovitaminosis D. METHODS The medical records...

Hypocalcemia with stridor is a well-known condition in the pediatric age group but has rarely been reported in the elderly. We report an elderly patient who presented with dyspnea and laryngeal stridor attack caused by hypocalcemia. The patient had been suffering from stridor and dyspnea episodes for 2 years, and the etiology had not been determined until the evaluation in our department. The c...

Calcium levels are regulated by a hormone known as the parathyroid hormone (PTH), which is secreted by the parathyroid gland. If the body fails to maintain the calcium levels within the normal ranges, hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia results. Hypocalcemia is the condition in which the serum calcium levels in the blood are low. The presentation of the patients with hypocalcemia can vary from asympt...

Transient hypoparathyroidism resulting in temporary hypocalcemia is the most frequent complication of total thyroidectomy and affects up to one third of patients. The ability to accurately predict hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy allows timely intervention and facilitates early discharge of patients. The postoperative decline in serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) is currently regarded as the gold ...

Background: Acute myocardial infarction is associated with high morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. The present study was conducted to assess electrolyte imbalance acute Materials & Methods: 80 patients of AMI both genders were included. Electrolytes such as sodium, Potassium, Calcium measured within 48 hours admission. Results: Out patients, 44 males 36 females. STEMI seen 64 NST...