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Article: Interaction of serum calcium with serum phosphorus important with hypercalcemia
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- DVM
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- November 1, 2002
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Q Will you provide a brief review as to causes and management of hypercalcemia in older dogs and cats?
A To provide the answer to this important question I referred to the following article: Chew DJ, Nagode LA, Schenck PA: Disorders of hypercalcemia. Proc 19th Annual Forum ACVIM 19:670-672, 2001.An abbreviated summary of this article follows.
Total serum calcium concentration as reported in the serum chemistry profile is a total of the ionized calcium,complexed calcium and protein-bound calcium concentrations. Hypercalcemia is often reported when total serum calcium concentration is greater than 12.2 mg/dl in dogs and greater than 11.4 mg/dl in ...