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What Causes Tiredness Along With Low Calcium Levels In An Elderly Patient?
Question: my mom is 81 diagnosed with bonne lose hight blood pressure and her thyroid is totally removed....now she feels so tired all the time and have very low calcium level in the blood...what is the proper medical approche to get an answer ti her health problems and get the right treatement
Brief Answer:
Calcium
Detailed Answer:
Sorry to learn about your mom's medical condition. When I see someone like her in my practice I order the following tests in addition to performing a thorough physical examination :
CBC
CMP
TSH
Free T4
Ionized calcium
Phosphorus
25 hydroxy vitamin D
intact PTH
HbA1c
These tests allow us to screen for potential causes of her low calcium, such as vitamin D deficiency or damage to her parathyroid glands from the thyroid surgery.
The yearly injection you are referring to is likely Reclast which can also lower the calcium
Calcium
Detailed Answer:
Sorry to learn about your mom's medical condition. When I see someone like her in my practice I order the following tests in addition to performing a thorough physical examination :
CBC
CMP
TSH
Free T4
Ionized calcium
Phosphorus
25 hydroxy vitamin D
intact PTH
HbA1c
These tests allow us to screen for potential causes of her low calcium, such as vitamin D deficiency or damage to her parathyroid glands from the thyroid surgery.
The yearly injection you are referring to is likely Reclast which can also lower the calcium
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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