RT Book, Section
A1 Kenigsberg, Lisa
A1 Agarwal, Chhavi
A2 Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2 Chiang, Vincent W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1146116429
T1 Disorders of Calcium Metabolism
T2 Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071829281
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146116429
RD 2024/04/19
AB Calcium  is  the  most  abundant  mineral  in  the  body  and  is  required  for  proper  functioning  of  numerous  intracellular  and  extracellular  processes,  including  muscle  contraction,  nerve  conduction,  hormone  release,  and  blood  coagulation.  Calcium  also  plays  a  unique  role  in  intracellular  signaling  and  is  involved  in  the  regulation  of  enzyme  activity.  Maintenance  of  calcium  homeostasis  is  therefore  critical.  Ionized  calcium,  which  is  responsible  for  the  physiologic  effects,  is  maintained  under  normal  conditions  within  a  narrow  normal  range  of  approximately  4.5  to  5.3  ng/dL  (1.12–1.32  mmol/L),  with  higher  levels  in  neonates  and  infants.