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Cytosolic Calcium Measurements in Renal Epithelial Cells by Flow Cytometry
Published on: October 28, 2014
[Disorders of calcium metabolism]
1Klinik für Endokrinologie, Stoffwechsel und Klinische Chemie, Medizinische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Deutschland, christian.kasperk@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
Abstract:
The majority of clinical complaints derive from disorders of calcium metabolism and are associated with a wide variety of clinical symptoms caused by numerous diseases with entirely different types of pathophysiology. The prognosis varies from favorable to fatal depending on the pathophysiology of the underlying disorder of calcium metabolism; therefore, the diagnostic work-up aims to quickly identify the underlying disease causing the disturbance in calcium homeostasis. Every clinical situation with a diminished state of calcium absorption is treated with calcium and vitamin D in varying doses whereas every disorder with an increased calcium absorptive or resorptive state is treated with improved diuresis in addition to antiresorptive drugs, such as bisphosphonates. In many situations the management of a disturbed calcium balance requires an interdisciplinary approach in order to treat the underlying disease in parallel with correction of the calcium homeostasis.
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