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Serum Calcium

Health Encyclopedia: Serum Calcium

Alternative Names

Ca+2; Calcium - serum; Ca++

What the risks are

Excessive bleeding
Fainting or feeling lightheaded
Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
Multiple punctures to locate veins

Special considerations

Drinking too muchmilk or taking too much vitamin D as a dietary supplement can increase calcium levels.

Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient...

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Expert & Community Posts

Prostate cancer risk related to men's height

By healthgal , Health Expert

...history - all of which can't be changed or modified - serum calcium levels can be monitored and... Read more »

IBD and Vitamin D!

By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert

...in high levels and it plays an important role in serum calcium levels. For these reasons... Read more »

Understanding Changes in Stool

By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...or imbalance of sodium or potassium. Elevations in serum calcium, thyroid hormone, or rarely... Read more »

Forteo: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?

By Neil Gonter, MD , Health Expert

Even though Forteo has been on the market for four years already, it is one of the newest... Read more »

Vitamin D Deficiency May Contribute To Chronic Pain

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

Although an inadequacy of vitamin D may not be the main cause of chronic pain, it can exacerbate... Read more »

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Health Guide

Serum calcium is a blood test to measure the amount of calcium in the blood. Serum calcium is usually measured to screen for or monitor bone diseasesor calcium-regulation disorders... Read more »

Serum calcium

Ca+2; Calcium - serum; Ca++ Normal Values Normal values range from 8.5 to 10.2 mg/dL. Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different... Read more »

Hypoparathyroidism

...formation Signs and tests This disease may produce the following test results: Low serum calcium level High serum phosphorus level Low serum parathyroid hormone... Read more »

Osteomalacia

... Bone biopsy shows osteomalacia. Serum vitamin D level may be low. Serum calcium levels vary with the cause of the disorder. Serum phosphate levels... Read more »

Serum calcium

Ca+2; Calcium - serum; Ca++ Read more »

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Benefits of Calcium - Bones and Teeth

Calcium requires adequate vitamin D in order to be absorbed by the body.... Read more »

Related News

Calcium may predict prostate cancer mortality

February 19, 2009

A new study suggests that high levels of ionized calcium and total calcium in the body are linked to an increased risk of death from prostate cancer.... Read summary »

Kids Low on Vitamin D

August 10, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Seven out of 10 U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, according to a study of over 6,000 children by researchers at... Read summary »

Calcium Linked to Prostate Cancer

September 09, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Too much calcium in a man's bloodstream could increase his risk of developing fatal prostate cancer, according to a new study.... Read summary »

Race Affects Tobacco Toxins in Children

March 28, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The race of a child may determine how susceptible they are to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). Black children have more... Read summary »

Vitamin D and Calcium: No Breast Cancer Benefit

November 18, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Calcium and vitamin D supplements do not protect postmenopausal women from breast cancer, a new study reveals. Researchers... Read summary »

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