Hypercalcemic Crisis: Symptoms and Complications


Hypercalcemic Crisis: Symptoms and Complications

Hypercalcemic crisis is one life-threatening condition that is currently rather rare in which the calcium level in the blood is above normal. The risk factor i.e. too much calcium in the blood can weaken the bones, create kidney stones also shows its effect on heart and brain work.


Symptoms:
For mild hypercalcemia, the person might not have signs or symptoms. In severe cases produce signs and symptoms related to the parts of the body affected by the high calcium levels in your blood. 

Examples include:
Kidneys. Kidneys have to work harder when the amount of calcium in the blood is too high. This can leads to excessive thirst and frequent urination.
Digestive system. Hypercalcemia can cause stomach upset, nausea, vomiting and constipation.
Brain. Hypercalcemia can interfere with our brain works, resulting in confusion, lethargy and fatigue. It can leads to depression.
Heart.Severe hypercalcemia can interfere with your heart function rarely that can cause fainting, indications of cardiac arrhythmia, and other heart problems.
Bones and muscles. In some cases, the bones and muscles get weakens due to the excess calcium in the blood leached from the bones. This can leads to bone pain, muscle weakness and depression.


Complications:

Hypercalcemia complications can include:
Osteoporosis.  The bone-thinning disease osteoporosis may result due to the releasing of calcium from the bones in to the blood, which could lead to bone fractures, loss of height and spinal column curvature.
Kidney stones. If urine contains too much calcium, crystals may form in the kidneys. The crystals may combine to form kidney stones.
Kidney failure. Kidney damage may cause in case of severe hypercalcemia, limiting their ability to cleanse the blood and eliminate fluid.
Nervous system problems. Severe hypercalcemia can lead to nervous system problems, like dementia and coma, which can be fatal.
Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia). The abnormal heart rhythm may cause by hypercalcemia because it normally affects the electrical impulses that regulate the heartbeat. Treatment depends on the cause.


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