Version 2.78

Part Description

LP15257-6   Calcium
Calcium is the most plentiful mineral in the human body. Ninety-nine percent is stored in the bones and teeth where it provides structure and functionality. The remaining 1% of the body's calcium is necessary for vascular contraction and vasodilation, muscle function, nerve transmission, intracellular signaling, and hormonal secretion. Serum calcium levels do not fluctuate in response to dietary intake. Bone tissue is the reservoir for calcium and helps to maintain concentrations in the blood, the muscle, and intercellular fluids. As humans age, the bone is constantly being laid down and reabsorbed. In growing children, bone formation exceeds that of bone resorption. In young and middle-aged adults, the bone formation and resorption is about equal. In older adults, especially in post-menopausal women, bone loss exceeds that of bone formation, which is why their risk for osteoporosis continues to increase as they age.[https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-HealthProfessional/] Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Calcium
Property
MCnc
Time
Pt
System
Flu.nonbiological
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Calcium Fld.NB-mCnc
Display Name
Calcium (Nonbiological fluid) [Mass/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Calcium, Nonbiological fluid

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.29
Last Updated
Version 2.70
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG49854-9 Calcium|Pt|Flu.nonbiological|40.078 g/mole

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Calcio:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Líquidos no biológicos:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Calcio:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Fluido no biológico:Cuantitativo:
fr-CA French (Canada) Calcium:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Liquide.non biologique:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Calcium:Masse/Volume:Ponctuel:Liquide non biologique:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Calcium:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Liquide.non biologique:Quantitatif:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Calcio:MCnc:Pt:Liquido.non biologico:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Massa Liquido non biologico Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) calcium:massa/volume:moment:niet-biologische vloeistof:kwantitatief:
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Wapń:stężenie masowe:punkt w czasie:płyn niebiologiczny:ilościowy:
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Cálcio:#N/A:Pt:Liq.não biológico:Qn:
Synonyms: Cal; Ca; Mass concentration; Level; Point in time; Random; Fld.NB; Fld.NB; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Chemistry
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Кальций:МассКонц:ТчкВрм:Ждк.небиологический:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Небиологическая жидкость Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Kalsiyum:KütlKons:Zmlı:Sv.biyolojik olmayan:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 钙:质量浓度:时间点:液体.非生物性:定量型:
Synonyms: CA;Cal 化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 水平;浓度;质量浓度(单位体积) 液体.非生物;液体.非生物学;非生物学液体;非生物性液体;非生物液体

Example Units

Unit Source
mg/dL Example UCUM Units

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
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