Endocrine Abstracts

A frail, long-term surgical inpatient, was under-nourished on TPN. He had a tendency towards hypocalcaemia and was under regular review by the surgical and nutrition team. It was noted on his routine monitoring that his Ca had fallen to 1.78 mmol/l (2.2-2.6 mmol/l). He was reviewed out-of-hours and prescribed 10mls of 10% Calcium Gluconate infused over 10 minutes, as per the hospital guidance for the treatment of hypocalcaemia. A further prescription of calcium gluconate 10% i...