Your videos are awesome and explain the electrolyte levels so they are rationale and easy to understand! One question I still have for hypocalcemia is the Trousseau reflex...how do we differentiate that from the patient being Italian?
Great question! Hypercalcemia means increased calcium levels in the BLOOD (= serum, it's the only place we can measure it). Biphosphonates drive that calcium back into the bone, where it belongs. This lowers serum calcium levels.
@@NursingSchoolExplained I believe Olga is correct. Biphosphonates and calcitonin are indicated for hypercalcemia since they decrease serum calcium levels. Calcitriol is used to increase serum calcium levels.
Your videos are awesome and explain the electrolyte levels so they are rationale and easy to understand!
One question I still have for hypocalcemia is the Trousseau reflex...how do we differentiate that from the patient being Italian?
Thank you for your feedback!
Thank you! Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Wouldn't be bisphosphonates and calcitonin a treatment for HYPERcalcemia? I got confused.
Great question! Hypercalcemia means increased calcium levels in the BLOOD (= serum, it's the only place we can measure it). Biphosphonates drive that calcium back into the bone, where it belongs. This lowers serum calcium levels.
@@NursingSchoolExplained I believe Olga is correct. Biphosphonates and calcitonin are indicated for hypercalcemia since they decrease serum calcium levels. Calcitriol is used to increase serum calcium levels.