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Delirium with Severe Symptom Expression Related to Hypercalcemia in a Patient with Advanced Cancer: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Treatment  Marvin.

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1 Delirium with Severe Symptom Expression Related to Hypercalcemia in a Patient with Advanced Cancer: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Treatment  Marvin Omar Delgado-Guay, MD, Sriram Yennurajalingam, MD, Eduardo Bruera, MD  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 36, Issue 4, Pages (October 2008) DOI: /j.jpainsymman Copyright © 2008 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 ESAS findings at admission and 48–72 hours after correction of the calcium level and improvement of delirium. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  , DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2008 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Corrected calcium levels and improvement observed in MDAS findings after multidisciplinary treatment, including correction of hypercalcemia. Calcium levels are expressed in mg/dL (multiply the value by 0.25 to express it in mmol/L). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  , DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2008 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions


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