CALCIUM, TOTAL & IONIZED
| By knowing both total and ionized calcium concentrations, subsequent measurement of total calcium can be used as a proxy of the ionized calcium concentrations |
Pre-test Information : Overnight fasting is mandatory |
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Report Delivery : Daily |
CALCIUM, TOTAL & IONIZED
| Test Code | C-23 |
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| Test Description | **CALCIUM, TOTAL & IONIZED |
| Clinical Category | BONE AND MINERAL METABOLISM |
| Sample | 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) serum OR 3 mL (1 mL min.) whole blood from Sodium Heparin tube. Avoid use of tourniquet and fist clenching during sampling. Overnight fasting is preferred |
| Method/Technology | SPECTROPHOTOMETRY |
| Storage/Temp | |
| Reporting Time | DAILY |