The use of high calcium dialysate in the treatment of renal osteomalacia

Evans, R.A.; Somerville, P.J.

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 6(1): 10-15

1976


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-8291
PMID: 1065293
Document Number: 101016
Four chronic haemodialysis patients with osteomalacia were treated by increasing the CA concentration of their dialysate from 1.40 to 2.15 mmol/litre. Only 1 of the patients showed improvement and it was concluded that high-Ca dialysis is not an effective treatment for renal osteomalacia. In the 3 patients who did not respond to Ca, symptoms were relieved in 3 to 6 weeks by vitamin D.

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