Clinical Approach to Hypocalcemia in Newborn Period and Infancy: Who Should Be Treated?
Vuralli, Dogus;Vuralli, Dogus;
international journal of pediatrics2019Vol. 2019
307
dogus2019clinicalinternational
Abstract
Introduction. Hypocalcemia is a common metabolic problem in newborn period and infancy. There is consensus on the treatment of the symptomatic cases while the calcium level at which the treatment will be initiated and the treatment options are still controversial in asymptomatic hypocalcemia. Methods. This review article will cover hypocalcemia with specific reference to calcium homeostasis and definition, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of hypocalcemia in newborn and infancy period. Results. Hypocalcemia is defined as total serum calcium