Hypercalcaemia

Stones, moans (depression) and groans (abdominal pain) Treatment includes fluids as patients have lost excess fluid in urine and need circulating volume restoring. Hypercalcaemia, signs and symptoms CNS: altered behaviour: lethargy, depression, decreased alertness, confusion and coma GI: anorexia, constipation, nausea and vomiting Renal: diuresis, dehydration, risk for kidney stones. Skeletal: increased bone resorption, fracture risk, joint pain Cardiovascular: cause/exacerbate hypertension Largely explained by decreased nerve excitability or calcium precipitation