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|Articles|August 17, 2010

Case 3, Answer 5c

Good idea! Ionized calcium is the biologically active form of calcium in the body, so it will give the most accurate assessment of calcium homeostasis. A PTH concentration always needs to be assessed along with the ionized calcium concentration in order to determine if the hormonal response is appropriate.

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