What usually happens next
Nothing to act on; it's read with albumin.
When a calcium can read wrong
Most calcium in blood rides on albumin, so a low albumin makes total calcium read low and dehydration makes it read high. A long tourniquet can nudge it up. A corrected or ionised calcium settles it.
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Questions
Is a calcium of 9.4 mg/dL normal?
A total calcium of 9.4 mg/dL is in the usual 8.5 to 10.2 mg/dL range. The usual range is about 8.5 to 10.2 mg/dL (labs vary by a few tenths).
What is 9.4 mg/dL in mmol/L?
2.35 mmol/L. Labs in different countries print Calcium in different units; the meaning is the same.
Worked out by LifeFrom from the BMJ's hypercalcaemia review and the usual lab range, and not yet reviewed by a clinician. For your own understanding: only a lab test, read by your clinician, diagnoses anything.