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The differential diagnosis of hypocalcemia is broad. The most common cause of hypocalcemia is inadvertent postsurgical hypoparathyroidism. Autosomal Dominant hypocalcemia An activating mutation of CASR gene results in…
There are four main types of binding proteins in the blood: albumin, globulin, fibrinogen, and lipoproteins. Each type of protein has a different function, but all play a…
Can TSH be falsely elevated? Thyroid function tests (immunoassays) are subject to errors. As such, when there is a disagreement between clinical and biochemical assessment of a patient’s thyroid…
Hypercalcemia is defined as a serum calcium level above the reference range. The reference range for serum calcium is based on the data derived from healthy subjects and…