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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.

A 47-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer presents with confusion and dehydration. The serum calcium level is 18.0 mg per deciliter (4.5 mmol per liter). She has postural hypotension and low central venous pressure on examination of the jugular veins. The serum phosphorus level is 5.0 mg per deciliter (1.6 mmol per liter), the blood urea nitrogen level is 80.0 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Clinical Problem

Strategies and Evidence

Diagnosis

Therapeutic Considerations

General Supportive Measures

Saline Hydration and Calciuresis

Medications

Other Pharmacologic Agents

Dialysis

Areas of Uncertainty

Guidelines

Recommendations

Source Information

From the Division of Endocrinology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Stewart at the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, BST E-1140, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, or at stewart@dom.pitt.edu.

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