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Hypercalcemia Learning Center

CALCITONIN (kal si TOE nin) is a hormone. It helps control calcium in the body. It is used to treat Paget's disease, osteoporosis, and hypercalcemia.
Source:GOLD
Polypeptide hormone secreted by parafollicular cells (C cells) of thyroid gland; acts predominantly on bone to lower serum calcium concentration and inhibit bone resorption.
Source:AHFS
Calcitonin is a test that measures the amount of the hormone calcitonin in the blood.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 25, 2009
Calcitonin is a hormone involved in regulating calcium metabolism. The hormone calcitonin is produced by the thyroid gland. A synthetic human product is available.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
PREDNISONE (PRED ni sone) is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated include asthma, allergies, and arthritis. It is also used for other conditions, such a...
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PREDNISONE (PRED ni sone) is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated include asthma, allergies, and arthritis. It is also used for other conditions, such a...
Source:GOLD
Synthetic glucocorticoid; minimal mineralocorticoid activity.
Source:AHFS
PAMIDRONATE (pa mi DROE nate) slows calcium loss from bones. It is used to treat high calcium blood levels from cancer or Paget's disease. It is also used to treat bone pain and prevent fractures from certain cancers that have spread to the bone.
Source:GOLD
Synthetic bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor.
Source:AHFS
FUROSEMIDE (fyoor OH se mide) is a diuretic. It helps you make more urine and to lose salt and excess water from your body. This medicine is used to treat high blood pressure, and edema or swelling from heart, kidney, or liver disease.
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FUROSEMIDE (fyoor OH se mide) is a diuretic. It helps you make more urine and to lose salt and excess water from your body. This medicine is used to treat high blood pressure, and edema or swelling from heart, kidney, or liver disease.
Source:GOLD
FUROSEMIDE (fyoor OH se mide) is a diuretic. It helps you make more urine and to lose salt and excess water from your body. This medicine is used to treat high blood pressure, and edema or swelling from heart, kidney, or liver disease.
Source:GOLD
A sulfonamide, loop-type diuretic and antihypertensive agent.
Source:AHFS
ZOLEDRONIC ACID (ZOE le dron ik AS id) lowers the amount of calcium loss from bone. It is used to treat Paget's disease and osteoporosis in women.
Source:GOLD
ZOLEDRONIC ACID (ZOE le dron ik AS id) lowers the amount of calcium loss from bone. It is used to treat Paget's disease and osteoporosis in women.
Source:GOLD
Synthetic bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor.
Source:AHFS
Zoledronate is also known as Zometa. It is a treatment for hypercalcemia (high levels of calcium in the blood) caused by tumors. New laboratory evidence suggests that, in addition, zoledronate may have direct anticancer effects.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
ETIDRONATE (e ti DROE nate) reduces calcium loss from bone. It helps make healthy bone and slows bone loss in people with Paget's disease. It may also be used in people with heterotropic ossification or high blood calcium.
Source:GOLD
ETIDRONATE (e ti DROE nate) reduces calcium loss from bone. It helps make healthy bone and slows bone loss in people with Paget's disease. It may also be used in people with heterotropic ossification or high blood calcium.
Source:GOLD
Synthetic bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor.
Source:AHFS
HYDROCORTISONE (hye droe KOR ti sone) is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated include asthma, allergies, and arthritis. It is also used for other condit...
Source:GOLD
HYDROCORTISONE (hye droe KOR ti sone) is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated include asthma, allergies, and arthritis. It is also used for other condit...
Source:GOLD
Glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex; also exhibits mineralocorticoid activity.
Source:AHFS
CINACALCET (sin a CAL set) is used to treat patients with chronic kidney disease who are on dialysis. It is also used to treat patients with cancer of the parathyroid gland.
Source:GOLD
Calcimimetic agent; increases sensitivity of calcium-sensing receptors on parathyroid glands to extracellular calcium, resulting in decreased serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcium concentrations.
Source:AHFS
Bone resorption inhibitor.
Source:AHFS
Gallium nitrate is a drug that is used to treat hyper-calcemia , or too much calcium in the blood. This condition may occur when individuals develop various types of cancer. Gallium nitrate is also known by the common brand name Ganite.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Source of essential sodium and chloride ions.
Source:AHFS
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