Hypercalcaemia

Understand the normal physiological regulation of calcium and the hormones that influence this.
Understand symptoms and signs of hypercalcamia
Describe a rational approach to investigating hypercalcamia and understand important causes of disordered calcium
Appreciate the role of vitamin D in bone metabolism and the metabolic and bone consequences of vitamin D deficiency.

Let’s revise the calcium balance in the body…
Which factors regulate the calcium levels in the body, and what is the normal range of corrected calcium?
Outline the clinical features of hypercalcaemia…
How do we decide the severity of hypercalcaemia?
What is the first thing we should consider in a patient presenting with hypercalcaemia?
So, outline the causes of hypercalcaemia…
Okay, explain our approach to a patient with hypercalcaemia…
Our first patient case…
Our next patient case…