Hypercalcemia and renal failure. Etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1996 Nov;26(6):1417-45. doi: 10.1016/s0195-5616(96)50135-x.

Abstract

Hypercalcemia is a frequent disorder of calcium metabolism in dogs and cats. Hypercalcemia-induced alterations in renal function and morphology are linked to many of the clinical manifestations observed in hypercalcemic patients. Since many renal effects induced by hypercalcemia are potentially reversible, early recognition and characterization of the problem facilitates rapid therapeutic intervention.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Cat Diseases* / etiology
  • Cat Diseases* / physiopathology
  • Cats
  • Dog Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Dog Diseases* / etiology
  • Dog Diseases* / physiopathology
  • Dogs
  • Hypercalcemia / etiology
  • Hypercalcemia / therapy
  • Hypercalcemia / veterinary*
  • Kidney / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney / physiopathology
  • Kidney Diseases / etiology
  • Kidney Diseases / therapy
  • Kidney Diseases / veterinary*
  • Prognosis
  • Ultrasonography