Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Calcium, serum or plasma
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Test/Range/Collection
Calcium, serum or plasma (Ca2+)
8.5–10.5 mg/dL
[2.1–2.6 mmol/L]
Panic: <6.5 or >13.5 mg/dL
SST, PPT (light green)
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Prolonged venous stasis during collection causes false increase in serum calcium.
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Citation
McPhee, Stephen J., et al. "Calcium, Serum or Plasma." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619090/all/Calcium__serum_or_plasma.
McPhee SJ, Lu CM, Nicoll D. Calcium, serum or plasma. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. 7th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619090/all/Calcium__serum_or_plasma. Accessed October 15, 2019.
McPhee, S. J., Lu, C. M., & Nicoll, D. (2017). Calcium, serum or plasma. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests. Available from https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619090/all/Calcium__serum_or_plasma
McPhee SJ, Lu CM, Nicoll D. Calcium, Serum or Plasma [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2019 October 15]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619090/all/Calcium__serum_or_plasma.
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