1) we always give adjusted calcium
2) Alb baseline 40g; adjustment 0.02. add 0.02 if Ca < 40, subtract if >40
3) Good question
TIM
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Clinical Chemistry Dept,
Queens Hospital,
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From: c=GB;a=NHS;p=NHS NATIONAL INT;dda:RFC-822=acb-clin-chem-gen-request(a)mailbase.ac.uk;
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 11:30 AM
To: c=GB;a=NHS;p=NHS NATIONAL INT;dda:RFC-822=acb-clin-chem-gen(a)mailbase.ac.uk;
Subject: Corrected Calcium
Some views on current practice would be appreciated. Do members:
1) Automatically issue a corrected calcium on all requests
2) What formulas are used?
3) Is correction valid at all albumin levels or just low levels.
Thanks
Joe Begley
Poole Hospital
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