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Hypercalcaemia is a common finding in the setting of primary care, 1 as well as in emergency departments 2 and patients admitted to hospital. 3 Primary hyperparathyroidism and malignancy arethetwomostcommon causesofincreased serum calcium levels,together accounting forabout90%ofallcases. 4 The remaining 10% represent an important figure, and thus the need to consider other disorders in the evaluation of patients with hypercalcaemia. This review aims to give an overview of the diagnosis and clinical management of hypercalcaemia for non-specialist clinicians and health professionals.
Minisola et al. (Tue,) studied this question.