• Useful for:

  Diagnosis and monitoring of a wide range of disorders including diseases of bone, kidney, parathyroid gland, or gastrointestinal tract.

• Method Name: Arsenazo
• Other Common Names: Ca
• Medicover Laboratories Code Name: 50
• Fasting or other requirements: None
• Specimen Type: Serum
• Specimen Required Supplies: Serum gel vial (preferred), Red top vial (acceptable)
• Specimen Volume: 0.5 ml
• Specimen retention time: 7 days
• Report Available: Same day/1 day
• Performing Laboratories Location: Central Lab, BOCOC Lab and Apollonio Lab
• Other Information:
  • Avoid prolonged tourniquet application and excessive fist clenching during blood collection , as these can falsely increase calcium.
  • Document calcium-affecting therapy (e.g. calcium supplements, vitamin D, diuretics).