1. Low albumin with normal corrected calcium
Clinician reviewing laboratory resultsBackground
A patient has a measured total calcium of 7.8 mg/dL and albumin of 2.5 g/dL.
Problem
Determine whether the low total calcium remains low after accounting for hypoalbuminemia.
How to use
Select Conventional units, enter calcium 7.8 and albumin 2.5, and keep decimal places at 2.
unitSystem: conventional; calcium: 7.8; albumin: 2.5; decimalPlaces: 2Outcome
The corrected calcium is 9.0 mg/dL and is categorized as corrected calcium NORMAL.