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.
What Can I Expect if Sent to a Hematologist? A hematologist is a doctor who specializes in studying, diagnosing, and treating disorders of the blood, such as leukemia, HIV, and clotting disorders. This specialty is particularly important because the blood is the method that the body uses to deliver oxygen and nutrients to tissues.