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REBOOT #281 Hypercalcemia: Calci-fun! with Dr. Carl Pallais

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

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Diagnosing Hypercalcemia and the Importance of 24-Hour Urine Tests

The chapter discusses the importance of 24-hour urine tests in diagnosing hypercalcemia and mentions a company called LITA-Link that provides comprehensive measurements of electrolytes in the urine. It emphasizes the need to consider other causes of hypercalciria before diagnosing familial hypocalcoeuric hypercalcemia (FH) and suggests looking for primary hyperparathyroidism as a more common cause.

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