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What Do The Following Blood Test Results Indicate?
Question: I just received my blood results back and I have elevated calcium and my kidney function is off as well. Is that very serious?
Brief Answer:
Possibly yes
Detailed Answer:
Sorry to learn about your high blood calcium and kidney report.
How serious this is depends on the exact numbers on the laboratory results.
A calcium of 13 or 14 and above is concerning ad a creatinine of more than 1.4 is also worrisome.
This does not mean that values lower than this should be ignored. Any abnormal result must be comprehensively evaluated.
When I see someone like you in my practice, I typically order the following blood tests in addition to a detailed physical examination:
CBC (Complete Blood Count, also known as Hemogram; includes Hemoglobin, WBC and Platelet counts)
Electrolytes (Sodium and Potassium in particular)
HbA1c (Glycosylated Hemoglobin = your last 3 months' glucose average). Also known by other names such as GlycoHemoglobin or Glycated Hemoglobin or A1c
Liver function tests (SGOT , SGPT, Albumin, Bilirubin, Alkaline Phosphatase)
Kidney function tests (BUN, Creatinine)
TSH (checks your thyroid)
Free T4 (this too checks your thyroid) Ionized Calcium
Intact PTH
Phosphorus
Magnesium
25 hydroxy Vitamin D levels (ideal range 40 to 60 ng/ml = 100 to 150 nmol/liter)
Correct diagnosis and treatment requires the opportunity to examine the patient so you must see an endocrinologist in-person.
Possibly yes
Detailed Answer:
Sorry to learn about your high blood calcium and kidney report.
How serious this is depends on the exact numbers on the laboratory results.
A calcium of 13 or 14 and above is concerning ad a creatinine of more than 1.4 is also worrisome.
This does not mean that values lower than this should be ignored. Any abnormal result must be comprehensively evaluated.
When I see someone like you in my practice, I typically order the following blood tests in addition to a detailed physical examination:
CBC (Complete Blood Count, also known as Hemogram; includes Hemoglobin, WBC and Platelet counts)
Electrolytes (Sodium and Potassium in particular)
HbA1c (Glycosylated Hemoglobin = your last 3 months' glucose average). Also known by other names such as GlycoHemoglobin or Glycated Hemoglobin or A1c
Liver function tests (SGOT , SGPT, Albumin, Bilirubin, Alkaline Phosphatase)
Kidney function tests (BUN, Creatinine)
TSH (checks your thyroid)
Free T4 (this too checks your thyroid) Ionized Calcium
Intact PTH
Phosphorus
Magnesium
25 hydroxy Vitamin D levels (ideal range 40 to 60 ng/ml = 100 to 150 nmol/liter)
Correct diagnosis and treatment requires the opportunity to examine the patient so you must see an endocrinologist in-person.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
My calcium was 10.5, creatinine 1.06, and also glucose 122. I faxed it to my primary and havent heard back from him yet. Should i be concerned and is this something i should urgently follow-up on or can it wait a bit?
Brief Answer:
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
This does not appear to be a medical emergency.
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
This does not appear to be a medical emergency.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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