Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (774 page)

   Paget disease

   Malignant neoplasm of breast or bladder

Decreased In

   Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia

   Hypoparathyroidism

   Pseudohypoparathyroidism

   Rickets and osteomalacia

   Hypothyroidism

   Celiac sprue

   Steatorrhea

   Limitations

   Calcium and protein intake and phosphorus excretion alter urinary calcium excretion.

   Decreases late in normal pregnancy.

   About one third of hyperparathyroid patients have normal urine output.

CALPROTECTIN, STOOL

   Definition