2007-05-23 04:53:53 · 3 answers · asked by anolchat 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
The body must maintain an appropriate level of calcium in the blood or the heart will stop. Therefore, if serum calcium levels drop, the body has no choice but to pull calcium from the bones to maintain serum levels. If this keeps up long enough, the bones will become depleted of calcium.
2007-05-23 05:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by majormomma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, i can, of course. There are not relating between these.The level of serum calcium depends on supply from food, milk, drug...But if you are lack of vitamin D or in menopause ( natural or post - operation), you will get osteoporosis although your serum calcium normal. Vitamin D plays the role of the transportation calcium from the blood into the bone - frame
2007-05-23 12:19:55 · answer #2 · answered by hai van 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have normal serum calcium and I decided that as I have RA and Psoriasis, might be worth investing in a dextra bone density scan, thought I would pass with flying colors. I was told I was osteopenic and I said the machine must be wrong? The technician said 'Its from all the steroids you have taken for the RA! I replied I refuse to take steroids knowing they can lead to osteoporosis. If I had not gone for this bone scan, no one would be the wiser.
2007-05-23 20:23:10 · answer #3 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋