Corrected calcium (albumin)

Albumin-adjusted total calcium.

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When to use
  • Low albumin with abnormal total calcium.
Pearls and pitfalls
  • Ionized calcium is more accurate, especially in critical illness and CKD.
Why use

Shows the correction step.

Cacorrected=Ca+0.8×(4−Alb)
where
Ca
Total calcium, mg/dL
Alb
Albumin, g/dL

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