A calcium test can determine whether your blood contains too much or too little of this essential element. It’s frequently done as part of a routine check-up. Calcium is the primary mineral component of bones. 99% of the body’s calcium is in the bones and teeth, primarily a vast reservoir for maintaining serum calcium levels.
Why get a Calcium Blood Test?
Your body needs calcium to keep its bones and teeth healthy. It is also essential for maintaining proper nerves, heart, and muscles. A calcium test can determine how effectively your body responds to specific therapies for various diseases. It can also be used to track the side effects of medications you’re taking.
Symptoms
If calcium deficiency is very severe or acute there can be muscle spasms or cramping, tingling, or burning sensation around the mouth and fingers, facial spasms and tics, seizures, and tremors. The loss of calcium from bone is called osteopenia when it is mild and osteoporosis when it is severe.
1 Test
✓ Calcium: measures the amount of calcium in your blood.
High Levels
Thyroid gland.
Sarcoidosis.
Tuberculosis.
Too much time spent in bed.
You’re getting too much vitamin D in your diet.
Kidney transplant.
Low Levels
Protein levels in your blood are low.
The parathyroid gland is underactive.
Phosphorus in excess.
Kidney failure.
Pancreatitis.
How does our Clinic Visit test work?
Please make your Calcium test appointment online and visit us on-site to have your blood drawn by our Registered Nurse. Please note that you must present your ID for your appointment.
Order your appointment or simple walk-in same day
Complete your sample test and have the same to staff.
Lastly, once your results are ready, we will send you an email with your Result. Also you can view the report in your Dashboard.
How long do blood test results take?
The target turnaround time for a Calcium test is 1 working day. The turnaround time is a guide only and will sometimes depend upon assay run schedules.
Missed appointments or cancellations less than 24 hours prior are not entitled to refunds. Rescheduling is possible but not guaranteed. Please contact the customer service prior to the appointment time to discuss cost and availability options. Please note that we do not draw blood from children under 16 years old.
Q: What is Calcium?
A: It is the most abundant mineral in your body.
Q: What are good sources of Calcium?
A: Dairy products are one of the best sources. It is in various other foods, but if dairy products are not a part of your daily diet, it may be hard to get enough calcium from the foods you eat.
Q: What happens if I don’t get enough?
A: If you do not get enough, you may have muscle cramps in your hands and feet.
Q: What organ is harmed by not enough calcium?
A: A long-term calcium deficiency can lead to dental changes, cataracts, alterations in the brain, and osteoporosis.
Q: Can low levels cause a stroke?
A: Low levels are associated with poor outcomes, extensive infarction in ischemic stroke patients, and large hematoma in intracerebral haemorrhage patients.
Q: What causes a sudden drop in calcium?
A: A low level may result from a problem with the parathyroid glands, as well as from diet, kidney disorders, or certain drugs.
Q: Can it affect your brain?
A: Hypercalcemia can interfere with how your brain works, resulting in confusion, lethargy and fatigue.
Review Date : 03-07-2024
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A fact is that 99% of the calcium from your body is found in your bones, inside the cells and in your blood. Calcium is a must for your teeth and for the formation of your bones.
Calcium is a very underestimated mineral which plays a great role in a lot of processes in your body. Especially in bone and teeth health, but also in muscle contraction, maintaining blood pressure and blood clotting at good levels.
Even if we imagine them as inert tissues, in reality, bone cells are well vascularized and continuously exchange nutrients and waste with the outside. Given that osteoporosis is a condition which causes bone fragility and it is caused by calcium deficiency, most people who risk having it are the elderly, women in menopause, or people who suffer from eating disorders.
Firstly, we must ensure that the intake of calcium through dairy products that we have in our body is neither too low or too high. We can take the right amount of calcium from seafood, vegetables, tofu, squid, octopus, anchovies, and dried fruits.
Then, there are some precautions that we should take to avoid losing what we take.
1- Watch out for phosphorus
Phosphorus is important for our body, but its excess hinders the absorption of calcium at the intestinal level. Not only that, when it is in the blood in the form of phosphoric acid, it lowers the pH, and the body uses calcium to buffer its acidity, removing it from the bones if it is lacking. Finally, phosphorus stimulates diuresis, which, therefore, leads to the excretion of more calcium in the urine.
2- Be careful with salt
Even an excess of sodium is an enemy of bones: the molecule, in fact, competes with that of calcium in reabsorption at the renal level. It means that when the blood passes through the detailed filtering system of the kidneys, it increases the probability that the calcium will not be returned to circulation and will, therefore, be expelled.
3- Don’t overdo it with animal proteins
Excess proteins produce phosphate and sulfate ions when digested; these acidify the blood and activate buffer systems, as in point 1.
4- Go easy on coffee
Each cup of coffee causes us to expel around 6mg of calcium. It’s not much if we consider that our needs range from 800 to 1500 mg, but in an already deficient diet, it can make a difference.
5- Exercise
Exercising is fantastic for your bones. It can increase calcium deposition and strengthen the muscles.
You may not know this, but osteoporosis is not reversible, so it is essential to prevent it while you still can. If you fear you are at risk, contact your doctor: with simple blood tests, he will be able to evaluate your blood calcium level and, if necessary, opt for further tests and prescribe an adequate treatment.
Vitamin D is crucial for the absorption of calcium: in this period in which those who don’t have a garden can hardly expose themselves to the sun, its intake through food is even more important. You can find it in fish, liver and egg yolk.
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