Hypocalciuria

Hypocalciuria

Hypocalciuria is a low level of calcium in the urine. It is a significant risk factor for predicting eclampsia in pregnancy. [citation|title=Calcium to creatinine ratio in a spot sample of urine for early prediction of pre-eclampsia|journal=International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics|Volume=80|Issue=3|Pages=279|author=T. Kazerooni] It is also common in patients with Gitelman syndrome. [citation|title=Hypocalciuria in patients with Gitelman syndrome: role of blood volume|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17472852|author=Cheng CJ, Shiang JC, Hsu YJ, Yang SS, Lin SH|journal=American Journal of Kidney Disease|year=2007|Volume=49(5)|pages=693-700]

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  • Gitelman syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 31860 ICD10 = ICD10|N|25|8|n|25 + ICD10|E|87|6|e|70 + ICD10|E|83|4|e|70 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = 263800 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D053579 Gitelman syndrome is a rare …   Wikipedia

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  • Gitelman syndrome — a syndrome of hypertrophy of juxtaglomerular cells similar to Bartter syndrome but with hypocalciuria and hypomagnesemia; usually seen in adolescents or adults …   Medical dictionary

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