Calcium - urine

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Female urinary tract

Male urinary tract

Calcium urine test

Overview

Risks

Results

Calcium - urine

Alternative Names:

Urinary Ca+2

What the risks are:

There are no risks.

Special considerations:

There are some drugs that may interfere with this test. Drugs that may increase urine calcium measurements include: antacids, anticonvulsants, carbonic anhydrase inhibitor diuretics, and loop diuretics. Drugs that may decrease urine calcium measurements include: adrenocorticosteroids, oral contraceptives, and thiazide diuretics.

Review Date: 7/20/2005
Reviewed By: Debbie Cohen, M.D., Renal and Electrolyte Division, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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