Hyperparathyroidism May Be Often Missed In The US Healthcare System,

reports that “hyperparathyroidism is often missed in the” US healthcare system, researchers concluded after reviewing “the electronic health records for 682,704 patients,” then identifying “hypercalcemia (serum calcium greater than 10.5 mg/dL) – usually the first indication of disease – in 10,432 patients.” Parathyroid hormone (PTH) measurement took place in just “3,200 patients (31%), and it usually took multiple abnormal calcium levels before PTH was checked,” the study revealed. The findings were published in the Annals of Surgery. http://www.mdedge.com/clinicalendocrinologynews/article/142605/pituitary-thyroid-adrenal-disorders/surgeon-primary-care