In patients receiving dialysis, the normal homeostatic mechanisms for regulating calcium balance are impaired. Calcium absorption cannot be adjusted, due to the kidney's inability to produce 1,25(OH)2D. Further, the level of the peripheral tissue VDR may be reduced.
Job Description for Neonatologist. A neonatologist is a highly specialized pediatrician who specifically treats newborns. They generally work in a neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, in addition to newborn wings of hospitals. Their patients are primarily babies who have severe problems, including premature births, inborn diseases, genetic diseases, or malformations, as well as infants of difficult births. They are almost always present in delivery rooms to evaluate newborns and decide if they should go to the NICU or the nursery.
A hematologist is a physician who is trained first to be a general medical doctor and then receives education for the specialization of hematology to prevent, diagnose, treat and investigate malignant and non-malignant blood diseases, such as cancers, vascular disorders or bleeding disorders.he residency consists of three years of clinical training, after completing medical school. This involves a track such as internal medicine, pathology or pediatrics, and is a precursor to any specific hematology/oncology study.