Hyperparathyroidism

Alternate Name:

Test:

S.calcium (H), S.phosphate (L), U.calcium (H),ALP (H), U.phosphate (H)

Sign:

Dd:

Metastatic carcinoma, sarcoidosis, hypervitamin-osis ID, hyperthyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, thi­azide drugs, Paget's disease, osteoporosis, oste­omalacia, multiple myeloma, osteosarcoma

Phys:

Hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone due to adenomas, hyperplasia or carcinoma of the para­thyroid results in hypercalcaemia, tissue calcifica­tion, renal calcification and bone resorption