A calcium test can determine whether your blood contains too much or too little of this essential element. It’s frequently done as part of a routine check-up. Calcium is the primary mineral component of bones. 99% of the body’s calcium is in the bones and teeth, primarily a vast reservoir for maintaining serum levels.
Why get one?
Your body needs it to keep its bones and teeth healthy. It is also essential for maintaining proper nerves, heart, and muscles. It can determine how effectively your body responds to specific disease therapies. It can also track the side effects of medications you’re taking.
Symptoms
If the deficiency is severe or acute, muscle spasms, cramping, tingling, or burning sensations around the mouth and fingers, facial spasms and tics, seizures, and tremors can occur. The loss from bone is called osteopenia when it is mild and osteoporosis when it is severe.
1 Biomarker:
Calcium: measures the amount in your blood.
High Levels
Thyroid gland.
Sarcoidosis.
Tuberculosis.
Too much time spent in bed.
You’re getting too much vitamin D in your diet.
Kidney transplant.
Low Levels
Protein levels in your blood are low.
The parathyroid gland is underactive.
Phosphorus in excess.
Kidney failure.
Pancreatitis.
How does our Clinic Visit work?
Please make your appointment online and visit us on-site to have your blood drawn by our Registered Nurse. Please note that you must present your ID for your appointment.
Order your appointment or simple walk-in same day
Perform the sample with our staff and hand to the Laboratory Scientists for processing.
Lastly, once your results are ready, we will send you an email with your Result. Also you can view the report in your Dashboard.
How long do the results take?
The target turnaround time for results is 1 working day. However, this time is a guide only and may depend on assay run schedules.
Missed appointments or cancellations less than 24 hours prior are not entitled to refunds. Rescheduling is possible but not guaranteed. Don’t hesitate to contact customer service before the appointment to discuss cost and availability options.
Please note that we do not draw blood from children under 16 years old.
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Shared Story for your not Alone sequence
A fact is that 99% of the calcium from your body is found in your bones, inside the cells and in your blood. It is a must for your teeth and the formation of your bones.
It is often underestimated but plays a crucial role in many body processes. It is especially important for bone and teeth health, but it is also involved in muscle contraction, blood pressure and clotting at good levels.
Even if we imagine them as inert tissues, bone cells are well vascularized and continuously exchange nutrients and waste with the outside. Given that osteoporosis causes bone fragility and is caused by calcium deficiency, most people who risk having it are the elderly, women in menopause, or people who suffer from eating disorders.
Firstly, we must ensure that our intake of dairy products is neither too low nor too high. We can take the right amount of seafood, vegetables, tofu, squid, octopus, anchovies, and dried fruits.
Then, there are some precautions that we should take to avoid losing what we take.
1- Watch out for phosphorus
Phosphorus is important for our body, but its excess hinders absorption at the intestinal level. Not only that, when it is in the blood as phosphoric acid, it lowers the pH, and the body uses it to buffer its acidity, removing it from the bones if it is lacking. Finally, phosphorus stimulates diuresis, which, therefore, leads to the excretion of more in the urine.
2- Be careful with salt
Even an excess of sodium is an enemy of bones: the molecule competes with calcium in reabsorption at the renal level. It means that when the blood passes through the detailed filtering system of the kidneys, it increases the probability that it will not be returned to circulation and will, therefore, be expelled.
3- Don’t overdo it with animal proteins
Excess proteins produce phosphate and sulfate ions when digested; these acidify the and activate buffer systems, as in point 1.
4- Go easy on coffee
Each cup of coffee causes us to expel around 6mg of calcium. It’s not much if we consider that our needs range from 800 to 1500 mg, but it can make a difference in an already deficient diet.
5- Exercise
Exercising is fantastic for your bones. It can increase deposition and strengthen the muscles.
You may not know this, but osteoporosis is not reversible, so it is essential to prevent it while you can. If you fear you are at risk, contact your doctor. With simple blood tests, he can evaluate your level and, if necessary, order further tests and prescribe an adequate treatment.
Vitamin D is crucial for absorption: in this period in which those who don’t have a garden can hardly expose themselves to the sun, its intake through food is even more important. You can find it in fish, liver and egg yolk.
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Shared Story for your not Alone sequence
A fact is that 99% of the calcium from your body is found in your bones, inside the cells and in your blood. It is a must for your teeth and the formation of your bones.
It is often underestimated but plays a crucial role in many body processes. It is especially important for bone and teeth health, but it is also involved in muscle contraction, blood pressure and clotting at good levels.
Even if we imagine them as inert tissues, bone cells are well vascularized and continuously exchange nutrients and waste with the outside. Given that osteoporosis causes bone fragility and is caused by calcium deficiency, most people who risk having it are the elderly, women in menopause, or people who suffer from eating disorders.
Firstly, we must ensure that our intake of dairy products is neither too low nor too high. We can take the right amount of seafood, vegetables, tofu, squid, octopus, anchovies, and dried fruits.
Then, there are some precautions that we should take to avoid losing what we take.
1- Watch out for phosphorus
Phosphorus is important for our body, but its excess hinders absorption at the intestinal level. Not only that, when it is in the blood as phosphoric acid, it lowers the pH, and the body uses it to buffer its acidity, removing it from the bones if it is lacking. Finally, phosphorus stimulates diuresis, which, therefore, leads to the excretion of more in the urine.
2- Be careful with salt
Even an excess of sodium is an enemy of bones: the molecule competes with calcium in reabsorption at the renal level. It means that when the blood passes through the detailed filtering system of the kidneys, it increases the probability that it will not be returned to circulation and will, therefore, be expelled.
3- Don’t overdo it with animal proteins
Excess proteins produce phosphate and sulfate ions when digested; these acidify the and activate buffer systems, as in point 1.
4- Go easy on coffee
Each cup of coffee causes us to expel around 6mg of calcium. It’s not much if we consider that our needs range from 800 to 1500 mg, but it can make a difference in an already deficient diet.
5- Exercise
Exercising is fantastic for your bones. It can increase deposition and strengthen the muscles.
You may not know this, but osteoporosis is not reversible, so it is essential to prevent it while you can. If you fear you are at risk, contact your doctor. With simple blood tests, he can evaluate your level and, if necessary, order further tests and prescribe an adequate treatment.
Vitamin D is crucial for absorption: in this period in which those who don’t have a garden can hardly expose themselves to the sun, its intake through food is even more important. You can find it in fish, liver and egg yolk.
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Zoe F. –
Wonderful service! I barely felt the blood draw, and the results came fast. Couldn’t ask for more.