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Biochemical diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism: Analysis of the sensitivity of total and ionized calcium in combination with PTH.

Nordenström, Erik LU ; Katzman, Per LU and Bergenfelz, Anders LU (2011) In Clinical Biochemistry 44. p.849-852
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the accuracy of the biochemical diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) in a consecutive series of patients with operatively verified disease. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: Four hundred thirty-six patients with pHPT, 340 women and 96 men, were reviewed. Biochemical variables, including total calcium (Ca), ionized calcium (Cai) and PTH were analyzed and registered in a prospective database. RESULTS: In the subgroup of patients with more mild hypercalcemia (Ca below 2.70mmol/L) the correlation between Ca and Cai was poor. 19 respectively 18 patients had preoperatively a Ca respectively Cai level within the reference range. Further 35 patients had preoperatively a normal level of PTH. The diagnostic sensitivities for... (More)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the accuracy of the biochemical diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) in a consecutive series of patients with operatively verified disease. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: Four hundred thirty-six patients with pHPT, 340 women and 96 men, were reviewed. Biochemical variables, including total calcium (Ca), ionized calcium (Cai) and PTH were analyzed and registered in a prospective database. RESULTS: In the subgroup of patients with more mild hypercalcemia (Ca below 2.70mmol/L) the correlation between Ca and Cai was poor. 19 respectively 18 patients had preoperatively a Ca respectively Cai level within the reference range. Further 35 patients had preoperatively a normal level of PTH. The diagnostic sensitivities for Ca, Cai and the combination of Ca and Cai were 96%, 96% and 99%. CONCLUSION: If calcium and ionized calcium are not used in the diagnostic workup of pHPT some 4% of the patients will be overlooked. We recommend analyzing both Ca and Cai in the diagnostic workup of pHPT. (Less)
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  author       = {{Nordenström, Erik and Katzman, Per and Bergenfelz, Anders}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{849--852}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Clinical Biochemistry}},
  title        = {{Biochemical diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism: Analysis of the sensitivity of total and ionized calcium in combination with PTH.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.04.002}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.04.002}},
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