Calcium, serum or plasma is a topic covered in the Guide to Diagnostic Tests.
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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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T1 - Calcium, serum or plasma
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A1 - Lu,Chuanyi Mark,
AU - McPhee,Stephen J,
AU - Nicoll,Diana,
BT - Guide to Diagnostic Tests
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PB - McGraw-Hill Education
ET - 7
DB - Emergency Central
DP - Unbound Medicine
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