Tag Sharon E. Oberfield MD

Endocrinology

Acknowledgment We would like to thank Dr. Daniel E. Hale for his significant contributions to this text as one of the original authors of the chapter, as well as Dr. Mary Patricia Gallagher and Dr. Marisa Censani for their work…

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Hypocalcemia 1. What perinatal factors are associated with hypocalcemia in the immediate newborn period? ▪ Prematurity ▪ Asphyxia ▪ Maternal diabetes ▪ Maternal hyperparathyroidism ▪ Transient congenital hypoparathyroidism ▪ Congenital absence or hypoplasia of the parathyroid glands (sporadic or as…