Talk:Faecal calprotectin

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Can these elevated calprotectin cause any problems— Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.20.44.44 (talk) 21:56 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not for medical advice. Please don't ask here. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 22:17, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Stand-alone calprotectin article

Hello,

I've been working on a new calprotectin page within my sandbox, for a course interested in the bioinorganic chemistry of complexes such as this one.

I feel that calprotectin deserves its own page— however currently calprotectin redirects to faecal calprotectin. I think that it would make sense to eventually integrate the two pages into a single "Calprotectin" page, and so I wanted to get your input before going live with my article.

Also, I am being graded this upcoming Friday! Comments on how to improve the article before then would be very much appreciated ☺

Thanks, Czeer (talk) 15:53, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

 Done

Spelling: faecal or fecal?

Suggest "fecal" based on primary entry feces and dominance in Google Scholar over faecal calprotectin.

Thoughts? Facts707 (talk) 08:19, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

I would agree; the published literature favors "fecal" as more common spelling. Rytyho usa (talk) 18:51, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Degree of positive?

Does the degree of a positive result have any indication for what condition the test might be pointing to or the level of severity? For example, the upper limit of normal for a 30-year-old is 51 μg/g. Does a result of, say, 500 μg/g vs 250 μg/g imply a result of ulcerative colitis over Crohn's disease? Or does it mean whatever condition is it is much more severe than the 250 μg/g result? More detail on the test result would be appreciated. Thank you for your time, Wordreader (talk) 08:32, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

Wow! That was an awkwardly worded question. I have since discovered that in severe colitis, the result can be over 1,000 μg/g, underscoring the severity of illness.

If I understand this article, calprotectin is found within the neutrophilic cells, hence their relationship. If I am wrong, please correct me.

Thank you for your time, 50.48.50.222 (talk) 15:36, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

Ooops. That post was from me. Wordreader (talk) 15:37, 27 March 2025 (UTC)