03 Jan
Asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism
Diagnosis The diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism is generally very straightforward, even though there are many causes of hypercalcemia. Since in primary hyperparathyroidism, parathyroid hormone (PTH) is oversecreted, a PTH immunoassay that reliably detects this increased PTH production is a cornerstone of diagnosis. PTH levels by currently available immunoradiomet- ric assay (IRMA) have the requisite sensitivity [...]