Clinical Significance

Calcium measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of parathyroid disease, a variety of bone diseases, chronic renal disease and tetany (intermittent muscular contractions or spasms). Urinary calcium measurement is used in the differential diagnosis of absoptive hypercalcuiria and hypercalcuiria caused by hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, Paget's disease or "renal leak" type of calciuria as seen in renal tubular acidosis.

_{Source: Beckman Coulter Unicel, CALC IFU. REF #A18471AM 12/22/15}