{"id":1429415,"date":"2020-10-16T11:36:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T09:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-wp-int.laboklin.com\/products\/haematology-clin-chemistry-endocrinology\/clinical-chemistry\/minerals-and-electrolytes\/ca-calcium\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:11:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:11:05","slug":"ca-calcium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laboklin.com\/dk\/products\/haematology-clin-chemistry-endocrinology\/clinical-chemistry\/minerals-and-electrolytes\/ca-calcium\/","title":{"rendered":"Ca (Calcium)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"csc-firstHeader\">Ca (Calcium)<\/h3><p><span>LABOKLIN Service ID: 26<\/span><\/p><p class=\"bodytext\"><br><ul><li>Calcium is an essential macromineral and important for bone metabolism, muscle contraction, nerve conduction and blood coagulation. Approximately 99% of calcium is found in the skeleton, with the remainder present in the blood, partly ionised (biologically active) and partly bound to proteins, particularly albumin.<\/li><li>It is regulated by parathyroid hormone (PTH), vitamin D (calcitriol) and calcitonin.<\/li><\/ul><\/p><table class=\"tx-laboklinleistung-table contenttable contenttable-2\" style=\"margin-top: 35px;\"><tr><td class=\"td-0\"><strong>Material<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"td-1\"><p class=\"bodytext\">Serum or heparin plasma 0.5 ml;<br>Reptiles: heparin plasma or serum 0.2 ml<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"td-0\"><strong>Method<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"td-1\"><p class=\"bodytext\">Photometry<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"td-0\"><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"td-1\"><p class=\"bodytext\">Reporting of results on the day the sample is received (Mon\u2013Sat)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"td-0\"><strong>Remark<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"td-1\"><p class=\"bodytext\"><ul><li>Hypercalcaemia occurs in neoplasms (especially lymphomas, anal sac carcinomas in <strong>dogs<\/strong>), hyperparathyroidism, hypoadrenocorticism (Addison\u2019s disease) and vitamin D intoxication, less frequently in chronic kidney disease (CKD).<\/li><li>Hypocalcaemia can be caused by hypoalbuminaemia, eclampsia\/lactation hypocalcaemia, renal insufficiency, acute pancreatitis and hypoparathyroidism.<\/li><li>In <strong>cats<\/strong>, idiopathic hypercalcaemia is the most common form; it is less common as a secondary condition resulting from CKD or urolithiasis.<\/li><li>Hypocalcaemia in <strong>dogs<\/strong> and <strong>cats<\/strong> is usually caused by calcium loss, insufficient intake, impaired vitamin D metabolism or parathyroid hormone deficiency.<\/li><li><strong>Dog, cat:<\/strong> In case of concurrent hypoalbuminaemia, the calcium concentration should be corrected.<br><strong>Calculation:<\/strong> Corrected calcium concentration (mg\/dl) = serum calcium level (mg\/dl) \u2013 (0.4 x serum protein (mg\/dl)) + 3.3<\/li><li><strong>Horses<\/strong> have physiologically higher levels; hypocalcaemia can be observed if there is heavy sweating, sepsis, or endotoxaemia.<\/li><li>Nutritive hypercalcaemia in <strong>small mammals<\/strong> is partly due to vitamin D3-independent intestinal absorption.<\/li><li><strong>Cattle:<\/strong> Hypocalcaemia is the most common cause of parturient paresis in cattle. To differentiate, laboratory diagnostics should be used to clarify hypophosphataemia, hypomagnesaemia, liver metabolism and the so-called \u201cmuscle enzymes\u201d (CK, AST).<\/li><\/ul><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ca (Calcium)LABOKLIN Service ID: 26Calcium is an essential macromineral and important for bone metabolism, muscle contraction, nerve conduction and blood coagulation. 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