Introduction Total calcium (TC) and albumin-corrected calcium (ACC) are easily accessible AP severity tests in the Primary Health Care Center of Nepal. The aim of the study was to evaluate TC and ACC as prognostic severity markers in acute pancreatitis (AP). Methods All patients admitted in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital with the diagnosis of AP were studied prospectively over a perio...

BACKGROUND Gastric bypass operation has become a very common procedure for treatment of obesity. Changes in calcium absorption can result in changes in total body calcium, parathyroid hormone (PTH), and vitamin D levels. There is little known about the longterm effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on calcium metabolism and bone homeostasis. STUDY DESIGN Between January 2000 and January 2006, 5...

The changes in serum adjusted ionised calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) were prospectively studied in 32 patients with isolated tibial fractures, treated conservatively. We measured serum albumin, adjusted total calcium, phosphate, pH, adjusted ionised calcium and PTH at intervals until the fractures had healed. The mean ionised calcium adjusted for pH fell within 24 hours of injury, and th...

BACKGROUND Phosphate binders are required to control serum phosphorus in dialysis patients. A phosphate binder combining calcium and magnesium offers an interesting therapeutic option. METHODS This controlled randomized, investigator-masked, multicentre trial investigated the effect of calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate (CaMg) on serum phosphorus levels compared with sevelamer hydrochloride ...

BACKGROUND Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is commonly elevated in haemodialysis (HD) patients having cardiovascular diseases. Disturbances in calcium-phosphate metabolism are among the established cardiovascular risk factors in HD patients. The present study was performed to assess the effect of sevelamer on PWV in HD patients. METHODS Fifteen patients, who had been treated with calcium carbonate ...

Objective: To identify serum calcium status of the children suffering from pediatric rheumatic diseases (JIA, SLE, Primary vasculitis). Methods: This prospective study is done in the department of pediatrics, Khulna Medical College, Bangladesh for a period of one year. Pediatric rheumatic diseases are diagnosed according to the ILAR, ACR, EULAR criteria. All are new cases without steroid therap...

Abstract Background Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by proteinuria, hyperlipidemia, and edema. The annual incidence of nephrotic 2–7 cases/100,000 children. Methods results present study included 32 control, steroid-sensitive cases, steroid-resistant cases aged ≤ 17 years. Serum samples were handled to check serum albumin, creatinine, calcium, total cholesterol in SSNS SRNS. Pearson’s corre...

BACKGROUND Higher levels of serum phosphorus and calcium are associated with increased haemodialysis (HD) patient mortality. Both of these factors act synergistically to promote vascular smooth muscle differentiation to an osteoblast-like phenotype and subsequent vascular calcification. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of interdialytic interval on serum levels, as well as ...

Hypocalcemia is one of the most frequent complications after total extracapsular thyroidectomy (TET). In most of cases it is a transient phenomenon. The aim of this study is to evaluate if and how the oral administration of calcium or calcium combined with D-vitamin could effectively prevent post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia. A randomized prospective study was performed, recruiting 120 patients w...

BACKGROUND The role of dairy calcium intake and serum vitamin D concentrations in weight loss is controversial. OBJECTIVE The objective was to assess the association of dairy calcium intake and serum vitamin D with weight loss. DESIGN We analyzed data from participants in the 2-y Dietary Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial (DIRECT) [n = 322; mean body mass index (BMI; in kg/m²): 31; me...