Hypercalcemia

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WHEN THE RESULTS SAY HIGH BLOOD CALCIUM

Calcium is a mineral we have all heard about as we have been told to drink our milk for adequate calcium since we were children. Women are encouraged to supplement calcium, not just in pregnancy but virtually throughout adulthood in hope of staving off osteoporosis. Calcium is not only important as a component of bone; it is also involved in the contraction of all muscle tissue from the skeletal muscles that move our limbs voluntarily to the involuntarymuscles that move our intestinal contents to our heart muscle that beats regularly and tirelessly throughout life.
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Calcium is used as a messenger to activate enzymes and regulate all sorts of body functions. Calcium is such a crucial component of our biochemistry that virtually any complete blood panel, whether human or veterinary will include a measurement of calcium. Our bodies go to tremendous lengths to regulate our blood calcium levels within a very narrow range. We need a storage source to draw upon for when we need more circulating calcium as well as a system to unload excess.





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