Should total calcium be adjusted for albumin? A retrospective observational study of laboratory data from central Norway

OBJECTIVES: Albumin-adjusted total calcium is often used as a surrogate marker for free calcium to evaluate hypocalcaemia or hypercalcaemia. Many adjustment formulas based on simple linear regression models have been published, and continue to be used in spite of questionable diagnostic accuracy. In...

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Autores principales: Lian, Ingrid Alsos, Åsberg, Arne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
Materias:
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5892769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29627804
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017703

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5892769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29627804
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017703

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