Hypecalcemi A Case Study

Hypecalcemia occurs when the level is above 10.5 mg/dL (normal rage is 8.0 - 10.5 mg/dL) . Although the excitable tissues are affected first, all tissues are affected with even the slightest increase such as 11.0 mg/dL. The tissues that are mainly affected are the heart, skeletal muscle, nerves, and intestinal smooth muscle. They are affect in a way that makes them not respond to normal nerve impulses, therefore that muscle tissue needs a lager impulse to produced the desired effect. Rehydration and heart monitoring is important when the patient is experiencing symptoms of hypercalcemia ( altered LOC, severe muscle weaknesses, cardiovascular changes, and decrease peristatic activity). In extreme cases a patient would have to receive dialysis.