Letters
Hypercalcaemia
Two myths
BMJ 2009; 339 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b5649 (Published 31 December 2009) Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b5649- Richard Quinton, consultant and senior lecturer in endocrinology1,
- Earn-Hui Gan, core medicine trainee1,
- Shahid T Wahid, consultant physician2
- 1Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle on Tyne NE1 4LP
- 2South Tyneside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, South Shields, Tyne and Wear NE34 OPL
- Richard.Quinton{at}ncl.ac.uk
Joshi and colleagues perpetuate two myths about hypercalcaemia.1
The first myth is that “raised concentrations of calcidol” (>150 nmol/l) may result in hypercalcaemia. In fact, concentrations of 150-200 nmol/l are in the physiological range for humans living active outdoor lives in sunny climates, which is probably more representative of ancestral human behaviour than …
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