Severe hypocalcemia and life-threatening ventricular arrhytmias: case report and proposal of a diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm.

We report the case of an old patient suffering from renal failure that was admitted to our cardiac step-down unit because of severe hypocalcemia associated with ventricular arrhythmias. Hypocalcemia was promptly treated and an endocrinologic consult was requested for investigating the causes of this electrolyte imbalance. Our experience suggests the creation of a new synergy between cardiologists and endocrinologists that led us to build a simple and schematic algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of hypocalcemia. PMID: 26811710 [PubMed]
Source: Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab Source Type: research