Talk:Hypercalcaemia

Causes

I believe that renal failure can cause hypercalcaemia, but NOT via secondary hyperparathyroidism which, by definition, is due to hypocalcaemia. So-called tertiary hyperparathyroidism is a cause of hypercalcaemia, albeit a rare one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.56.52.140 (talk) 06:54, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

1. Hypercalcemia causing kidney disease. 2. hypocalcemia in CKD

~ ~It's me, Catcus DeMeowwy (talk page) 21:54, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Symptoms

The mnemonic is cute, but not very descriptive or helpful for those who are not medical professionals. For example, what is meant by "psychotic noise"? Is this a medical term? I'm having difficulty finding a definition. 24.34.190.157 (talk) 12:34, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

I think it is mental disorders (psychic moans). ~ ~It's me, Catcus DeMeowwy (talk page) 15:26, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

mnemonic is offensive, and unprofessional —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.253.50.157 (talk) 07:50, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

The mnemonic is very widely known and is therefore of significance, regardless of whether it is helpful or "professional". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.56.52.140 (talk) 06:57, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

The technical term for "psychotic noise" is hearing voices

What's wrong with a mnemonic? The Great Unwashed might be able to understand something professional and encroach on your sacred territory? It worked for me. I'm not a health professional (my expertise lies elsewhere), but it was my understanding that Wikipedia was designed to be accessible to everyone -- including doctors, who are as prone to forgetfulness as anyone else. I stumbled across this excellent article in a hunt for causes of leg pain, and I didn't take an elevated calcium level seriously until I found this. I hear music most of the time, sometimes whole choruses of "voices" (along with harpsichords, Andean flutes, you name it) and I'm quite sane, thank you. I knew instantly what the writer was referring to. What would you call it? 24.4.28.149 (talk) 18:08, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

?Nonsense

Until someone can provide a reference to this I think it should be considered of dubious provenance Ianmc 19:34, 14 August 2007 (UTC) 'Differential diagnoses include pseudo-hypercalcemia (Meade syndrome) and hyper-hypercalcemia (Rozeaous syndrome)'

Williams Syndrome

Where does williams syndrome fit among causes of this symptom? I know it's genetic, but the hypercalcaemia might be secondary to another symptom of the syndrome.--Joel 23:00, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

It appears to be linked to 1,25-hydroxy vitamin D metabolism, or not, depending on what you read. But as no one is quite sure why normal neonates have higher calcium levels than usual I don't think a consensus answer will be forthcoming from the literature Ianmc

Phaeo and hypercalaemia

OK, I'm intrigued. How does a phaeo cause hypercalcaemia via increased bone turnover? Ianmc 16:42, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

My mistake, it should be under malignancy for release of PTHrP. thanks for the quick catch! pretty of new at wiki here. User:koolkao Ming-Chih Kao 19:52, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Redirect is wrong

There is a redirect from "Hypercalciuria" to "Hypercalcemia" - the two conditions are actually different, with hypercalciuria being a spilling of calcium in urine rather than blood. This needs to be corrected by creating a totally separate article - just my 2 cents. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Virgil Vaduva (talk • contribs) 16:18, 16 February 2007 (UTC).

Glad I read this and got scared. Recent redir (R to calcium deficiency) at hypocalcia (calcium deficiency), which I hope is correct. ~ ~It's me, Catcus DeMeowwy (talk page) 15:25, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Hypercalcaemia is the preferred spelling, not Hypercalcaemia. Article should be renamed.

Hypercalcemia About 1,300,000 results Hypercalcaemia About 413,000

Denied. Please refer to WP:ENGVAR which explains why we don't Americanise all our title. JFW | T@lk 09:06, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

PTH for diagnosis

JAMA doi:10.1001/jama.2014.9195 JFW | T@lk 09:06, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

PTH can be used for diagnosis as it is the cause (via primary hyperparathyroidism) in 90% of cases. ~ ~It's me, Catcus DeMeowwy (talk page) 21:44, 7 May 2026 (UTC) ~ ~It's me, Catcus DeMeowwy (talk page) 21:44, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Hypercalcaemic crisis

doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.09.030 - review in Am J Med JFW | T@lk 22:06, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

Vitamin K

What about high-dose vitamin K, particularly vitamin K2, for preventing the problems associated with hypercalcaemia? --IO Device (talk) 22:25, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

When vitamin D in involved

doi:10.1210/er.2016-1070 JFW | T@lk 20:50, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

Header

Hypercalcemia
Other names	<font-color:white>Stones, groans, and psychic moans</font-color> , ;#/Hypercalcaemia
Specialty	Endocrinology
Symptoms	Abdominal pain, bone pain, confusion, depression, weakness
Complications	Kidney stones, abnormal heart rhythm, cardiac arrest
Causes	Primary hyperparathyroidism, cancer, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, Paget disease, multiple endocrine neoplasia, vitamin D toxicity
Diagnostic method	Blood serum level > 2.6 mmol/L (corrected calcium or ionized calcium)
Treatment	Underlying cause, intravenous fluids, furosemide, calcitonin, pamidronate, hemodialysis
Medication	See article
Frequency	4 per 1,000

}} Catcus DeMeowwy (talk) 21:37, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

Infobox (frequency)

The infobox on this page lists frequency of hypercalcemia as 4/1,000 people, and Google says the prevalence is 3% in hospitals. The number used in Hypocalcemia (in infobox) is higher, but I read in NIH NLM that hypercalcemia is more prevailant. ~ ~It's me, Catcus DeMeowwy (talk page) 15:23, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

I have changed the infobox (see topic below by me). ~ ~It's me, Catcus DeMeowwy (talk page) 21:41, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

References

Prevalence (ref)

Infobox states that hypercalcemia affects 1 in 1000 people (0.1% of people). I cannot find a mention of this in the ref (BMJ) used. This ref states that it affects 1-4% (1 in 100) of the general population, but I understand that it might not follow Wikipedia's rules for refs. I made this talk page topic because of this and also so that the reference used in the infobox (I have edited the infobox) can be looked at by someone else. ~ ~It's me, Catcus DeMeowwy (talk page) 21:40, 7 May 2026 (UTC) ~ ~It's me, Catcus DeMeowwy (talk page) 21:40, 7 May 2026 (UTC)