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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

An elevated/reduced concentration of serum/blood/urinary/CSF/other [lab test] is diagnostic of [disease name].

OR

Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of [disease name] include [abnormal test 1], [abnormal test 2], and [abnormal test 3].

OR

[Test] is usually normal among patients with [disease name].

OR

Some patients with [disease name] may have elevated/reduced concentration of [test], which is usually suggestive of [progression/complication].

OR

There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with [disease name].

Laboratory Findings

Primary hyperparathyroidism

  • An elevated serum calcium on routine biochemical screening in a asymptomatic patient should raise the suspicion of primary hyperparathyroidism.[1]
  • An elevated/ concentration of serum ionized calcium with elevated parathyroid level is diagnostic of primary hyperparathyoidism.
  • 25-Hydroxy vitamin D is usually normal among patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
  • Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism include
    • Elevated concentration of serum calcium
    • Elevated serum parathyroid level
    • Low normal serum phosphorous concentration
    • Elevated 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D (calcitriol) may be found in around half of patients.
    • There is a mild elevation in bone turnover indices including serum alkaline phosphate activity, osteocalcin, and urinary hydroxypiridinium collagen crosslinks.

Secondary hyperparathyroidism

  • Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of secondary hyperparathyroidism include:
    • Elevated serum parathyroid hormone level
    • Low to normal serum calcium
    • Low serum vitamin D (25-hydroxy vitamin D) may be found if vitamin D deficiency is the cause of secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Tertiary hyperparathyroidism

  • An elevated concentration of serum calcium with elevated parathyroid level in post renal transplant patients is diagnostic of tertiary hyperparathyoidism.

Biochemical Tests

Serum Calcium

  • An elevated serum ionized calcium on routine biochemical screening in a asymptomatic patient should raise the suspicion of primary hyperparathyroidism.[1]
  • Measurement of total serum calcium with automatic techniques has similar or even more reliability than serum ionized calcium measurement.
  • An elevated serum calcium should be confirmed by repeat measurement.
  • 20% of patients with proven primary hyperparathyroidism have normal total calcium and elevated parathyroid hormone. Serum ionized concentration measurement is helpful in such cases.[2]
  • Some patients with primary hyperparathyroidism may have elevated concentration of serum parathyroid hormone with normal serum calcium, which is usually suggestive of normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism.[3] Causes of secondary hyperparathyroidism should be rules out for making the diagnosis of normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism. Normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism might represent the first symptomatic stage of primary hyperparathyroidism.[4]

Serum Parathyroid hormone

  • Method of choice for measuring intact parathyroid hormone include Immunoradiometric assay(IMRA) or Immunochemiluminescent assay(ICMA).[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Silverberg SJ, Bilezikian JP (1996). "Evaluation and management of primary hyperparathyroidism". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 81 (6): 2036–40. doi:10.1210/jcem.81.6.8964825. PMID 8964825.
  2. Glendenning P, Gutteridge DH, Retallack RW, Stuckey BG, Kermode DG, Kent GN (1998). "High prevalence of normal total calcium and intact PTH in 60 patients with proven primary hyperparathyroidism: a challenge to current diagnostic criteria". Aust N Z J Med. 28 (2): 173–8. PMID 9612524.
  3. Silverberg SJ, Lewiecki EM, Mosekilde L, Peacock M, Rubin MR (2009). "Presentation of asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism: proceedings of the third international workshop". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 94 (2): 351–65. doi:10.1210/jc.2008-1760. PMC 5393372. PMID 19193910.
  4. Lowe H, McMahon DJ, Rubin MR, Bilezikian JP, Silverberg SJ (2007). "Normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism: further characterization of a new clinical phenotype". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 92 (8): 3001–5. doi:10.1210/jc.2006-2802. PMID 17536001.

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