Calcium and Phosphate Control Flashcards
1
Q
What’s the effect of PTH?
What is the effect of Vit D and Calcitriol?
What is the effect of Calcitonin?
What is the effect of very low levels of Magnesium?
A
➊ Increase Ca, Decrease PO4
➋ Increase Ca and PO4
➌ Decreases Ca and PO4
➍ Inhibits PTH release, therefore decreasing Ca
2
Q
How is the Corrected Ca worked out?
A
+ 0.1 mmol/L to Ca level for every 4g/L that albumin is below 40g/L - Opposite for raised albumin
Alternative is Corrected Ca = Ca + 0.02 x (40 - Albumin)
