
Calcium Ionized



Calcium is a mineral found in the body responsible for many vital functions like maintaining bones strength, muscles, nerves function, and blood clotting. Ionized calcium is the free calcium floating in the blood and is metabolically active. Abnormal levels of calcium can lead to several complications in the body like kidney disease, bone disease, multiple organs tumors.
An ongoing or past history of certain tumors, lungs disease or side effects of medications can make a person more vulnerable to suffer from abnormal calcium levels.




What does Calcium Ionized measure?
About 99% of the total amount of calcium received by the body is bound as calcium complex in bones, and the remaining 1% lies in blood circulation. Of the amount of calcium circulating in the blood, about half remains bound to albumin protein or other ions and are metabolically inactive, while the remaining half remains free and metabolically active. Blood Calcium tests can be of two types: Total Calcium Test, used to measure the total calcium concentration in blood, including both the free and bound forms, and Ionized Calcium Test, used to measure the concentration of only the metabolically active form. Ionized calcium provides a more physiologically accurate assessment of calcium, especially in the presence of high protein concentrations, hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism.





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