Vitamin D Toxicity Presenting as Altered Mental Status in Elderly Patients

Background and objective  Around 25-30% of elderly patients present to emergency departments (ED) with altered mental status (AMS), with hypercalcemia being one of the metabolic causes. Elderly patients, due to their multiple vulnerability factors and relative homeostenosis, are susceptible to alter...

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Autores principales: Khan, Umar H, Mantoo, Suhail, Dhar, Amrit, Shabir, Afshan, Shah, Asma, Mehfooz, Nazia, Shah, Sonaullah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9843490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36654561
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32654

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9843490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36654561
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32654

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