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Author(s) -
Rodrigues Roberto,
Teles Luís
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2373
Subject(s) - medicine , anamnesis , intensive care medicine , suspect , ambulatory , surgery , political science , law
Careful anamnesis can act as gasometry in services with few resources. In this clinical case, a detailed clinical history made it possible to suspect the presence of acute hypocalcemia, a biochemical anomaly after confirmed in gasometry. Acute hypocalcemia can be life threatening, necessitating urgent treatment. Sometimes it can be managed with oral ambulatory treatment.