Calcium and Phosphate
Calcium and Phosphate
This test measures the level of calcium in your blood. Calcium is one of the most important minerals in your body and has many essential functions. About half of the calcium in your blood is referred to as 'free' and is the active form. The remaining half is 'bound', mostly to albumin. The total calcium test measures both free and bound forms of calcium. An albumin-adjusted calcium level ("corrected calcium") is also reported when total calcium is requested, which is an estimate of what the total calcium would be with a normalised albumin level. This can be useful because albumin level affects the total calcium level.
When calcium is tested at Pathlab, calcium, adjusted/corrected calcium, albumin, and phosphate results will be reported.
Phosphates are vital for bone growth, energy production and muscle and nerve function. They also play an important role as a buffer, helping to maintain the body’s acid-base balance. The phosphate blood test canbe used to help diagnose disorders that cause abnormally high or low levels of phosphate. These can be grouped as those that cause poor absorption of minerals from the intestines or interfere with the process for getting rid of minerals by the kidneys.
Sample type: Blood
Turn around time: 1 day
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