Doctor explains Calcium blood (lab) test including uses, interpretation of results and more...

Dr my calcium level is high...I am afraiding

early this year had high calcium and actually went into delirium , dont remember any thing on the ambo ride from 1 hosp to another though they said i was active and talking ....was given some thing to bring the calcium down but given to much ,,, they had a hard time correcting it.... said later on some scale normal was 70 and i got down to 20 and neally died , couple of months later a blood test showed as fairly normal which the specilist clinic said was not normal in cases like this ,they still dont know the cause and are still investagating , any thoughts on the matter

Great video. Would be useful to have more detail distinguishing testing for total v's corrected/ionised calcium, how and why tests can go wrong and the risks of a doctor ordering total calcium where free calcium would be an appropriate diagnostic test.

There seems to be widespread confusion even among doctors as to appropriate tests and what these reveal.

I've just asked my doc for free calcium tests and got total calcium tests back instead. Hardly surprising that total calcium test is normal but I have signs of fairly severe tetany. The doctor is refusing to do free/corrected calcium for me which is going to make diagnosing hypocalcaemia/hypoparathyroidism/secondary hyperparathyroidism problematic IMO.

Hi I've had low calcium for years but I stared having odd muscle aches and have lost muscle could that be related to low calcium my calcium level is 2.1 many thanks

Thank you! Your video calmed me down since I got real anxious when my doctor told me my calcium level was high.

What are the ranges for blood calcium levels? I have Familial Hypercalemia, ostepenia and breast cancer - with calcium levels more or less in the 10.8 range. I know that you don’t give medical advice but I’d like to know what is considered a normal range?

My calcium screening score was 91. Mild plaque buildup apparently. My cholesterol was 164. I am 53 and used steroids for years. She told me to shop thd gear and is putting me on cholesterol lowering drugs. Kind of depressed

Thank you You are so kind thoughtful and amazing wish you the best of health and love and happiness 🙂

Agree with comments below. However I don't think you mentioned hyperparathyroidism with normal calcium levels. UCLA Endocrine.

i get hypocalcemia due to sarcoidosis.
If I take vitamin D supplements, i will get kidney stones.
But many doctors test me for vitamin D levels with the normal vitamin D test and get very low levels and want me to take vitamin D Supplements.
I REFUSE TO TAKE THE SUPPLEMENTS UNLESS THEY DO THE RIGHT TEST.
When they do the right test they get very high reading and finely understand. Or they still do not understand.

I have low-ionized calcium is 3.96
And normal range in the laboratory is 4.50--5.23

My vitamin D test is 22.2
The normal range is 30

But my total calcium is good

I have a server headache and insomnia
I feel my leg moves by itself
Like restless leg syndrome especially when I rest or try to sleep
I can't concentrate on anything
Can ionized calcium cause this?
And what are the reasons for it?

my calcium level 10.4 mg/dl do i have to worry ?

My calcium blood test was 10.3 and I have kidney stones, I was also taking 15.000 iu of Vitamin d could either of these be the cause?

What if your calcium is high (10.7) and corrected calcium normal (9.5). What does that mean ?

Don't see any links to hypercalcemia in description box..

The calcium in my blood test was 10.6mg/dl…. Is this normal?

Amazing thank you wish my Dr could tell me this

My calcium serum is 10.10 is this normal?

From last 2 years, my blood calcium level is very low. No matter how good diet i take, my whole body pains including every small joints like of fingers.....also developed hypertension and suddenly within 2 years, i can't digest milk. Unable to wakeup in the morning. Body shivers while waking up. Something is very wrong with me, no one is able to find the root cause. Also started getting double vision after sunset. Can't tolerate white light and noise.

Nice job. You convey it to us in proper and convenient way

What if you have really low blood calcium, really low urinary calcium, but very high PTH? Vitamin D slightly low. Could it be possible to have a PTH in the 700’s and have low blood calcium if 7.5. Doesn’t sound like it could be either Hyper or Hypo parathyroidism.
This has been very informative. Thank you!

Superb talk. Just wanted to add that validation studies have shown that "albumin-corrected calcium" simply doesn't perform well in detecting abnormal ionized calcium. A better--and validated--method of diagnosing abnormal ionized calcium from routine data exists. To see it, search the web with these terms: ionized calcium calculator; 704; qxmd.
REF: Clinica Chimica Acta 531:371, 2022

Does tori in the mouth mean low or high calcium absorption? How to treat it?

does high calcium in blood shown as high APOB?

Disclaimer you’re not giving medical advice, explaing my calcium and phosphorus are high .
Does that mean calcification is creating plaques in my vains or heart

My triglycerides are 250


Can you explain cause doctors only spend 15 minutes . Any information would be great

Your contents are all so helpful doctor. Glad to have found your channel.

You should stress the dangers of hypercalcemia.

It's amazing!

Bro iam a high school 12th student my ambition is also to become a doctor and a super specialist iam giving my NEET exam next year
NEET is entrance exam for medical in India

Pls guide me😊

Thank you