PTH and hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia: Are You Sure the Patient Has Primary Hyperparathyroidism? The problem, simply stated, is how can you be sure that the patient who presents with hypercalcemia has primary hyperparathyroidism? On statistical grounds, it is most likely that the diagnosis will be Primary Hyperparathyroidism because it is the most common cause of hypercalcemia. In fact, primary…