Nephrology Jumble Bumble: Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
Malignancy is the most common cause of hypercalcemia in the hospitalized patient. In a teaching case recently published in AJKD, Reagan et al present a case and review hypercalcemia of malignancy. Take our nephrology jumble bumble to test your knowlegde on hypercalcemia of malignancy!
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A more recent study has shown this novel agent in hypercalcemia to be effective. This was a proof of concept study. See it here
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23990665
A more recent study has shown this new agent in proof of concept for treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23990665