Blood Calcium & PTH Relationship

Answer 1

I just had a hypocalcemic seziure last Thursday. I'm trying to figure out how bad it really was. I was told my calcium level was at like a high 2 maybe low 3. I guess they were amazed I walked into the emergency room by my own power at that point.

Comments

it's dangerous, try to get normal medication to prevent hypocalcemic seziure.

Answer 2

What about when calcium levels are high ((low to mid 10’s) and the PTH is in the normal tange, (low 50’s) ? This finding is not included in your graph.

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Hello Shirley, when PTH is normal, it means the parathyroid glands are responding properly. Then the cause of high calcium is non-parathyroid related. Your doctor may need to order other tests to find out the cause of high calcium. It might be over intake of calcium, or bone destruction, or others.

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my pth is 12 but calcium is 10.3 - what does this mean

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Although values differ with different institutions, the average parathyroid hormone (PTH) Level ranges between 10 and 65 pg/ml. While normal blood calcium levels differ slightly from lab to lab, they usually range between 8.5 and 10.5 mg/dL (milligrams of calcium per deciliter of blood). It seems that your parameters are within normal range