Procedures involving phlebotomy are critical for obtaining diagnostic blood specimens and represent a well known and recognized problem, probably among the most important issues in laboratory medicine. The aim of this report is to show spurious hyperkalemia and hypocalcemia due to inadequate phlebotomy procedure. The diagnostic blood specimens were collected from a male outpatient 45 years old,...

Objectives: To identify any fluctuation of corrected serum calcium levels and to determine the presence of sub-clinical hypocalcaemia following partial and total thyroidectomy with preservation of at least two parathyroid glands. Design: A prospective study. Setting: Tertiary Head & Neck referral unit. Patients: Eighty five patients undergoing partial or total thyroidectomy with or without lary...

Much work has been done during recent years in investigating the calcium partition in the blood of laying hens. From this work an attempt has been made to determine the nature of the non-diffusible calcium. Although Laskowski (1) and Benjamin and Hess (2) investigated the partition of inorganic phosphorus in connection with the study of calcium in the serum of the laying hen, little has been do...

backgrounds and aims: stroke incidence rate has increased during the past 2 decades. the question of whether calcium, chloride, potassium, sodium levels are associated with stroke has remained controversial. the present study aimed to evaluate the serum levels of potassium, sodium, calcium, and chloride within stroke patients. materials and methods: the study participants consisted of 53 cconse...

The aim of this study was to assess Serum Calcium (SCa) levels in the women with preeclamptic and normotensive pregnancies and to estimate its levels in cord blood with a view to relate the levels in pregnant mothers with their new born babies. This observational study was carried out in the Department of Biochemistry in PGIMS, Rohtak from February 2015 to July 2015. Thirty apparently normal pr...

Introduction Calcium homeostasis, an essential component of musculoskeletal system requires Vitamin D as its integral element. Many studies have demonstrated the inconclusive association between serum calcium and some factors involved in metabolism such vitamin D. Objectives The aim this present study is to evaluate level patient with without Temporo-mandibular Joint disorder (TMDs) determine s...

Background: Menopause is a physiological phenomenon that occurs in aging women. Periodontal disease associated with menopausal status. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) plays role general and periodontal bone turnover. Calcium essential for the maintenance of teeth, serum ALP calcium are specific markers related to acceleration mass loss elderly women periodontitis. Objectives: The aim this study was ...

Hypocalcemia is one of the common complications after total thyroidectomy. In these patients, serum parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium level decreases, and phosphorus increases. The fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23), a phosphaturic hormone, increases in to normalize level. our study, we aimed investigate predictive values PTH, calcium, phosphorus, 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D (vitamin D), FGF-23...

BACKGROUND Calcium is an essential cotherapy in osteoporosis treatment. The relative effectiveness of various calcium salts for this purpose is uncertain. Many older women with osteoporosis have phosphorus intakes of <70% of the Recommended Dietary Allowance. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to test the hypothesis that calcium phosphate would better support anabolic bone building than would calciu...