Gamuts

Altered calcium concentration

Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the formula CaCO3. It is a common substance found in rocks as the minerals calcite and aragonite (most notably as limestone, which is a type of sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcite) and is the main component of eggshells, snail shells, seashells and pearls. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
Acidosis
Acromegaly
Active osteoporosis
Active reconstruction of bone
Adrenal insufficiency
Alkalosis
Bone metastasis
Decreased glomerular filtration rate
Dietary deficiency
Fanconi syndrome
Glomerular failure
Hypercalcemia
Hyperparathyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Hypervitaminosis D
Hypoalbuminemia
Hypocalcemia
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypophosphatasia
Hypothyroidism
Increased carbohydrate metabolism
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Malabsorption
Malabsorption with reduced calcium absorption from intestine
Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia Jansen type
Milk-alkali syndrome
Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 1
Multiple myeloma
Normal neonate
Osteomalacia
Pancreatitis
Pregnancy
Pseudohypoparathyroidism
Rapid deossification
Renal osteodystrophy
Renal tubular dysfunction
Reticuloses
Sarcoidosis
Secretion of parathormone-like substance from malignant neoplasm
Uremia
Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D-deficient rickets
Vitamin D-resistant rickets
Widespread bone destruction
Williams syndrome

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