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Hypercalcemia is elevated serum calcium level >10.2 mg/dL. It is usually due to elevation in ionized free calcium but can be due to increased protein bound calcium seen in hyperalbuminemia.
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Annamalai, A. (2017). Hypercalcemia. In: Medical Management of Psychotropic Side Effects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51026-2_14
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