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Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  Pancreatitis represents an inflammatory condition that is associated with hypocalcemia in critically ill patients. Saponification of retroperitoneal fat contributes to the development of hypocalcemia in patients with pancreatitis. 

Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  Hypocalcemia is common in infection or pancreatitis. It has been found that hypocalcemia during infection has a multifactorial etiology but that inflammatory cytokines, impaired vitamin D and elevated procalcitonin are contributory.