Normal serum ionized calcium levels are crucial to many aspects of physiologic stability. Disturbances in ionized calcium are known to occur frequently in critically ill adults, and to be poorly ...

TOPLINE: Ionized hypocalcemia is seen in at least one in six pediatric patients with major trauma admitted to the emergency department (ED). Researchers performed a meta-analysis of three studies to ...

If calcium is elevated on a metabolic panel (usually done because the patient has hypertension or diabetes mellitus), I typically determine ionized calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. If the ...

Low-dose zoledronic acid appeared safe among older patients with hip fracture and advanced chronic kidney disease.