Re: The diagnosis and management of hypercalcaemia
Sir
In India and in probably many other countries the media and the Doctor community has managed to sell Vit.D very well and now patients get their share from fortified foods, OTC calcium preps which invariably contain Vit. D, self medication with exclusive Vit. D 60000 IU sachets, and imagine if all this is not disclosed to the treating doctor who might prescribe calcitriol !! (Ref.1) Vit. D toxicity cases will keep haunting the clinician in the near future.
Regards
Milind M Deshpande
Ref.1 Iatrogenic hypercalcaemia--a case report. J Indian Med Assoc 2009 Mar;107(3):173
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Re: The diagnosis and management of hypercalcaemia
Sir
In India and in probably many other countries the media and the Doctor community has managed to sell Vit.D very well and now patients get their share from fortified foods, OTC calcium preps which invariably contain Vit. D, self medication with exclusive Vit. D 60000 IU sachets, and imagine if all this is not disclosed to the treating doctor who might prescribe calcitriol !! (Ref.1) Vit. D toxicity cases will keep haunting the clinician in the near future.
Regards
Milind M Deshpande
Ref.1 Iatrogenic hypercalcaemia--a case report. J Indian Med Assoc 2009 Mar;107(3):173
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