Calcium in Internal Medicine Book

1. Clinical Presentation of Derangements of Mineral Metabolism.- 2. Nutritional Needs of Mineral Metabolism.- 3. Calcium Homeostasis: Intestinal Absorption of Calcium. Renal Handling of Calcium. Hypercalcemia. Hypocalcemia.- 4. Phosphate Homeostasis: Intestinal Absorption of Phosphate. Renal Handling of Phosphate. Hyper- and Hypophosphatemia.- 5. Magnesium Homeostasis: Intestinal Absorption of Magnesium. Renal Handling of Magnesium. Hyper- and Hypomagnesemia.- 6. The Parathyroid Gland.- 7. Parathyroid Hormone Toxicity in Chronic Renal Failure.- 8. Vitamin D: Normal Physiology and Vitamin D Therapeutics in Normal Nutrition and Various Disease States.- 9. Bone: Normal Structure and Physiology. Primary Osteoporosis. Secondary Osteoporosis. Rickets and Osteomalacia. Bone Disease in Chronic Renal Failure.- 10. Organ Diseases Associated with Deranged Calcium Metabolism: Calcium and Aging. Hypertension. Lipid Disorder. Atherosclerosis. Central Nervous System. Vascular Calcification.