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Does cortisol cause serum calcium to go up?

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No: Calcium is regulated by PTH not by cortisol. It may be that along with elevated cortisol, PTH is abnormal as well, but this needs to be clarified.

Dr Khanna agreed

Answered 6/10/2014

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