Publishing in the New England Journal of Medicine Charles Hoyt Burnett characterized hypercalcemia, a condition where the body absorbs too much calcium and alkali. Burnett stated it is caused by repeated ingestion of calcium and absorbable alkali (such as calcium carbonate, or milk and sodium bicarbonate, or any antacid with calcium) and thus named it the milk-akali syndrome.
Effects due to hypercalcemia may lead to an increased risk of kidney stones, bone fractures, anorexia, vomiting, constipation and a host of psychiatric effects, including weakness, fatigue and altered mental status.
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